Chapter 30 of 313 min read

3. Lying To Make Others Laugh (cont.)

٣. الكذب للإضحاك (تابع)

"O you who believe! Let not a group mock at another group, it may be that the latter is better than the former, nor let some women mock at other women, it maybe that the latter are better than the former ... " [AI-Hujuraat (49): 11] This is because, in most cases, it is used to debase the person that is mocked at. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: Golden Advice Series 04 " ... It is a serious evil for a Muslim that he should look down upon his brother Muslim ... "11 111 Disclosing and Spreading of Secrets Secrets are meant to be kept. We are forbidden from disclosing and spreading the secrets of people. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: tt;f /~ ..:.~::11 ~~ ~~L "1~~1\ ~.1;. l~I ~ ,...i / -/ • u- .Y ~ .. ..... \ ,,,. ..... "If someone confided something (to another person}, then departs, it is a trust."P 121 So, spreading of secrets would thereafter be faithlessness, or betrayal of a trust. If there is harm resulting from this, then this is Haraam. If there is no harm, then it is blameworthy because Allaah ~ says: ""17 :--:it i ~ 1--).. ~ ~ ;, 1.3' .J '.Y'f'- "Fulfil your trusts ... " [Al-lsraa' (17): 34] Breaking a trust is a sign of hypocrisy. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: 0L:;. :-..JJ1 1~1 ... we 0lS u ~ Conclusion May Allaah ~ assist us to purify our tongues, and avoid its evil consequences. According to lbn 'Umar ~ ' the thing that needs the most purification by any person, is his tongue. Let us guard our tongues from these evils, lest our works be destroyed. Remember the statement of the Prophet ~ to Mu'aadh ~ : " ... then he said: ~ ~; ~b~ ~~t '1f "Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?" I said: "Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ ' and he took hold of his tongue and said: "Restrain this." I said: "O Prophet of Allaah :i, will what we say be held Golden Advice Series 04 against us? He said: 1;:_ . / 81 ~ ·1;./ 4~~ G' &t J.l:isj ~ -d c..1,- U"' . ~ r..rJ ~ / ~ ,-::-... 1\ ~L,a;. ~I • · l:.; 1;:_ : JL; ·f , . '' ~ / ; ~f':" ~ J ~y. J "May your mother be bereaved for you, 0 Mu'adh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces - or he said on their noses - into the Hellfire, other than the harvest of their tongues."!1141 And Allaah ~ is our Source of help! [114] Tirmidhee. Index of Hadeeths A believer is not a shameless person, nor one who curses A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not Abusing/blaspheming of the Muslim is evil and immoral Allaah does not accept the repentance of anyone involved Allaah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your Allaah has revealed to me that you all should be humble Allaah prohibits you from swearing by your fathers, so whoever Allaah refuses to accept the deeds of the practitioner of Bid'ah Allaah's Mercy be with Moosaa, he was tested with more than Among the people who will receive the most severe punishment And Allaah remains in the assistance of (His) servant and even when one of you cohabits (engage in sexual And hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly and she describes her to her husband as if he were looking and whoever directs his brother in an affair; but knows Are you not able to be like Abu Damdam - when he would As for Mu'awiyah, then he is utterly poor.

Chapter 30 of 313 min read

3. Lying To Make Others Laugh (cont.)

٣. الكذب للإضحاك (تابع)

"O you who believe! Let not a group mock at another group, it may be that the latter is better than the former, nor let some women mock at other women, it maybe that the latter are better than the former ... " [AI-Hujuraat (49): 11] This is because, in most cases, it is used to debase the person that is mocked at. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: Golden Advice Series 04 " ... It is a serious evil for a Muslim that he should look down upon his brother Muslim ... "11 111 Disclosing and Spreading of Secrets Secrets are meant to be kept. We are forbidden from disclosing and spreading the secrets of people. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: tt;f /~ ..:.~::11 ~~ ~~L "1~~1\ ~.1;. l~I ~ ,...i / -/ • u- .Y ~ .. ..... \ ,,,. ..... "If someone confided something (to another person}, then departs, it is a trust."P 121 So, spreading of secrets would thereafter be faithlessness, or betrayal of a trust. If there is harm resulting from this, then this is Haraam. If there is no harm, then it is blameworthy because Allaah ~ says: ""17 :--:it i ~ 1--).. ~ ~ ;, 1.3' .J '.Y'f'- "Fulfil your trusts ... " [Al-lsraa' (17): 34] Breaking a trust is a sign of hypocrisy. The Messenger of Allaah ~ said: 0L:;. :-..JJ1 1~1 ... we 0lS u ~ Conclusion May Allaah ~ assist us to purify our tongues, and avoid its evil consequences. According to lbn 'Umar ~ ' the thing that needs the most purification by any person, is his tongue. Let us guard our tongues from these evils, lest our works be destroyed. Remember the statement of the Prophet ~ to Mu'aadh ~ : " ... then he said: ~ ~; ~b~ ~~t '1f "Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?" I said: "Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ ' and he took hold of his tongue and said: "Restrain this." I said: "O Prophet of Allaah :i, will what we say be held Golden Advice Series 04 against us? He said: 1;:_ . / 81 ~ ·1;./ 4~~ G' &t J.l:isj ~ -d c..1,- U"' . ~ r..rJ ~ / ~ ,-::-... 1\ ~L,a;. ~I • · l:.; 1;:_ : JL; ·f , . '' ~ / ; ~f':" ~ J ~y. J "May your mother be bereaved for you, 0 Mu'adh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces - or he said on their noses - into the Hellfire, other than the harvest of their tongues."!1141 And Allaah ~ is our Source of help! [114] Tirmidhee. Index of Hadeeths A believer is not a shameless person, nor one who curses A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not Abusing/blaspheming of the Muslim is evil and immoral Allaah does not accept the repentance of anyone involved Allaah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your Allaah has revealed to me that you all should be humble Allaah prohibits you from swearing by your fathers, so whoever Allaah refuses to accept the deeds of the practitioner of Bid'ah Allaah's Mercy be with Moosaa, he was tested with more than Among the people who will receive the most severe punishment And Allaah remains in the assistance of (His) servant and even when one of you cohabits (engage in sexual And hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly and she describes her to her husband as if he were looking and whoever directs his brother in an affair; but knows Are you not able to be like Abu Damdam - when he would As for Mu'awiyah, then he is utterly poor.