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  Avoid much suspicion (Surah Al-Hujurat 49: 12)

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Avoid much suspicion

(Surah Al-Hujurat 49: 12)






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The Prohibition of Unfounded Suspicion

Allah the Exalted forbids His faithful servants from being suspicious, which includes having doubts and suspicions about the conduct of one's family, relatives and other people in general. Therefore, Muslims are to avoid suspicion without foundation. The Leader of the faithful `Umar bin Al-Khattab (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "Never think ill of the word that comes out of your believing brother's mouth, as long as you can find a good excuse for it.'' Malik recorded that Abu Hurayrah, (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)  said,

Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; do not spy on one another; do not look for other's faults; do not be jealous of one another; do not envy one another; do not hate one another; and do not desert (shun) one another. And O Allah's servants! Be brothers! The Two Sahihs and Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith. Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

Do not shun each other; do not ignore one another; do not hate one another, and do not envy one another, and be brothers, O servants of Allah. No Muslim is allowed to shun his brother for more than three days. Muslim and At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith, who considered it Sahih. Allah said,

And spy not,  on each other. Tajassus, usually harbors ill intentions, and the spy is called a Jasus. As for Tahassus (inquiring) it is usually done for a good reason. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said that Prophet Ya`qub (Alayhi Salam) said,

"O my sons! Go you and inquire (Tahassasu) about Yusuf and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's mercy.'' (Surah Yusuf 12: 87)

Both of these terms, `Tajassus' and `Tahassus' could have evil connotations. In the Sahih it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

Neither commit Tajassus nor Tahassus nor hate each other nor commit Tadabur. And be brothers, O servants of Allah. Al-Awza`i said, "Tajassus means, to search for something, while Tahassus means, listening to people when they are talking without their permission, or eavesdropping at their doors. Tadabur refers to shunning each other. '' Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this statement. Allah the Exalted said about backbiting;

neither backbite one another, thus prohibiting it, which was explained in a Hadith collected by Abu Dawud that Abu Hurayrah said, "It was asked, `O Allah's Messenger! What is backbiting' He (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

Mentioning about your brother in a manner that he dislikes.  He was asked, `What if my brother was as I mentioned' He (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

If he was as you mentioned, you will have committed backbiting. But if he was not as you say about him, you will have falsely accused him.''  At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said "Hasan Sahih.'' Backbiting was sternly warned against, and this is why Allah the Exalted and Most Blessed compared it to eating the flesh of a dead human being,

Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother You would hate it.  Just as you hate eating the flesh of a dead person, on account of your nature; so hate backbiting, on account of your religion. The latter carries a punishment that is worse than the former. This Ayah seeks to discourage people from backbiting and warns against it. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used these words to discourage taking back a gift that one gives to someone,

 He is just like the dog that eats its vomit  after saying,

Ours is not an evil parable.  Using various chains of narration, the Sahihs and Musnads record that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said during the Farewell Hajj:

Verily, your blood, wealth and honor are as sacred among you as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this town of yours.  Abu Dawud recorded that Abu Hurayrah (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

All of the Muslim is sacred to the Muslim, his wealth, honor and his blood. It is evil enough for someone to belittle his Muslim brother.  At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said "Hasan Gharib.'' Al-Hafiz Abu Ya`la recorded that a cousin of Abu Hurayrah (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "Ma`iz came to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, `O Allah's Messenger! I have committed adultery,' and the Messenger turned away from him until Ma`iz repeated his statement four times. The fifth time, the Prophet asked him,

Have you committed adultery, Ma’iz said, Yes. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) asked,

Do you know what adultery means   Ma`iz said, `Yes. I have illegally done with her what a husband legally does with his wife.' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

What do you seek to accomplish by this statement   Ma`iz (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, `I intend that you purify me.' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) asked,

Have you gone into her just as the stick goes into the kohl container and the rope goes into the well   Ma`iz said, `Yes, O Allah's Messenger!' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) commanded that Ma`iz be stoned to death and his order was carried out. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) heard two men saying to one another, `Have you not seen the man who had Allah cover his secret, but his heart could not let him rest until he was stoned to death, just as the dog is stoned' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) continued on and when he passed by the corpse of a donkey, he asked,

Where are so-and-so Dismount and eat from this donkey.  They said, `May Allah forgive you, O Allah's Messenger! Would anyone eat this meat' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said;

The backbiting you committed against your brother is worse as a meal than this meal. By He in Whose Hand is my soul! He is now swimming in the rivers of Paradise.''  This Hadith has an authentic chain of narration. Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) when a rotten odor was carried by the wind. The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said,

Do you know what this odor is. It is the odor of those who backbite people.''


Accepted Repentance from Backbiting and Slander

Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,

And have Taqwa of Allah  that is, regarding what He has commanded you and forbidden for you. Fear Him and beware of Him,

Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful.  He forgives those who repent to Him, is merciful with those who go back to Him and trust in Him. The majority of scholars have stated that repentance for committing the sin of backbiting is that one refrains from backbiting intending not to repeat it again. There is a difference of opinion if whether feeling remorse is required in this case, and also if one should apologize to those who he has backbitten. Some scholars stated that it is not necessary for one to ask those whom he has backbitten to forgive him, because if they knew what was said about them, they could be hurt more than if they were not told about it. It is better, they said, that one should praise those whom he has backbitten in audiences in which he has committed the act. It is also better if one defends the injured party against any further backbiting, as much as one can, as recompense for his earlier backbiting.



Source: Tafsir ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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