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*Assalaam Alaekum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh*

*SLANDER*

Slander (known as Qadhf or Buhtān in Arabic) refers to the act of making false and harmful spoken statements about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

For a statement to be considered slander, it must be both untrue and injurious to a person's character. When such false information is written rather than spoken, it is referred to as Libel.

Reference shall be made to an incident that happened to one of the wives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - AISHA(RA). The incident occurred after a military expedition when Aisha(RA) was accidentally left behind and later escorted back to Medinah by a Companion, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal. This situation was manipulated by hypocrites who accused her of immorality.

The Slander spread rapidly and caused great distress. This incident led to series of revelations of Chapter 24, verses 11-20 to clarify the truth or real fact of the incident and also to teach the Muslim Ummah important lessons. The Quran verses go thus:
: اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ جَآءُوْ بِا لْاِ فْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنْكُمْ ۗ لَا تَحْسَبُوْهُ شَرًّا لَّـكُمْ ۗ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّـكُمْ ۗ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ مَّا اكْتَسَبَ مِنَ الْاِ ثْمِ ۚ وَا لَّذِيْ تَوَلّٰى كِبْرَهٗ مِنْهُمْ لَهٗ عَذَا بٌ عَظِيْمٌ
"Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it is bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment." (Q24:11).

Furtherance to this, ALLAH(SWT) admonished us:
: اِذْ تَلَـقَّوْنَهٗ بِاَ لْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُوْلُوْنَ بِاَ فْوَاهِكُمْ مَّا لَـيْسَ لَـكُمْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ وَّتَحْسَبُوْنَهٗ هَيِّنًا ۖ وَّهُوَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَظِيْمٌ
"When you received it with your ears and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous." (Q24:15).

وَ لَوْلَاۤ اِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوْهُ قُلْتُمْ مَّا يَكُوْنُ لَـنَاۤ اَنْ نَّـتَكَلَّمَ بِهٰذَ ا ۖ سُبْحٰنَكَ هٰذَا بُهْتَا نٌ عَظِيْمٌ
"And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?" (Q24:16).

CONSEQUENCE FOR COMMITTING SLANDER:
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
"Whoever falsely accuse a believer of something that is not true, Allah will house him in a mill of fire until he comes out of what he said." [Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith 3597].

Abu Bakr (RA) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"The slander (Qadhf) of a believer will not be forgiven until the one who committed it seeks forgiveness from the one he slandered." [Abu Dawood 4873, graded Sahih by scholars]

In another Narration:
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (RA) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
_"The one who backbites a Muslim has committed a major sin, and the one who slanders (falsely accuses) a Muslim will be raised on the Day of Judgment with a mark of disgrace."_
[Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 734, graded Sahih]

WORDS OF ADMONITION: Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says:
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوْا كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ ۖ اِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ اِثْمٌ وَّلَا تَجَسَّسُوْا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَّعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا ۗ اَ يُحِبُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ يَّأْكُلَ لَحْمَ اَخِيْهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوْهُ ۗ وَا تَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ تَوَّا بٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
"O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful." (Q49:12)

"Slander is worse than killing because it destroys the honor of a Muslim, which is sacred." [Imam Al-Ghazali]

"The tongue is a weapon that can either uplift or destroy; slander is one of its deadliest uses."[Ibn Taymiyyah]

CONCLUSION:
Our contemporary global society continues to witness increasing unrest due to slander and closely related vices. The widespread circulation of false information and deliberate blackmail is eroding the foundations of peaceful coexistence—disrupting harmony within our families, communities, organizations and nations. It is imperative that we transform our mindset and behavior by seeking and upholding the truth, speaking with integrity and sincerely repenting from such harmful acts. Let us become true ambassadors of peace, unity and progress in our society and country. Indeed, those who stubbornly refused to reform will face disgrace on the Day of Judgment and experience deep regret in the Hereafter.

We Pray Allah continue to Guard and Guide us Aright. Protect us, Have Mercy on us. Increase us in Knowledge, Sustenance and Piety and Enable us become Better Muslims, Better Nigerians.

Happy Jumaat, Happy Weekend.

ALMUSTAQIM:
*Assalaam Alaekum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh*

*SLANDER*

Slander (known as Qadhf or Buhtān in Arabic) refers to the act of making false and harmful spoken statements about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

For a statement to be considered slander, it must be both untrue and injurious to a person's character. When such false information is written rather than spoken, it is referred to as Libel.

Reference shall be made to an incident that happened to one of the wives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - AISHA(RA). The incident occurred after a military expedition when Aisha(RA) was accidentally left behind and later escorted back to Medinah by a Companion, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal. This situation was manipulated by hypocrites who accused her of immorality.

The Slander spread rapidly and caused great distress. This incident led to series of revelations of Chapter 24, verses 11-20 to clarify the truth or real fact of the incident and also to teach the Muslim Ummah important lessons. The Quran verses go thus:
: اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ جَآءُوْ بِا لْاِ فْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِّنْكُمْ ۗ لَا تَحْسَبُوْهُ شَرًّا لَّـكُمْ ۗ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّـكُمْ ۗ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ مَّا اكْتَسَبَ مِنَ الْاِ ثْمِ ۚ وَا لَّذِيْ تَوَلّٰى كِبْرَهٗ مِنْهُمْ لَهٗ عَذَا بٌ عَظِيْمٌ
"Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it is bad for you; rather it is good for you. For every person among them is what [punishment] he has earned from the sin and he who took upon himself the greater portion thereof - for him is a great punishment." (Q24:11).

Furtherance to this, ALLAH(SWT) admonished us:
: اِذْ تَلَـقَّوْنَهٗ بِاَ لْسِنَتِكُمْ وَتَقُوْلُوْنَ بِاَ فْوَاهِكُمْ مَّا لَـيْسَ لَـكُمْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ وَّتَحْسَبُوْنَهٗ هَيِّنًا ۖ وَّهُوَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَظِيْمٌ
"When you received it with your ears and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sight of Allah, tremendous." (Q24:15).

وَ لَوْلَاۤ اِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوْهُ قُلْتُمْ مَّا يَكُوْنُ لَـنَاۤ اَنْ نَّـتَكَلَّمَ بِهٰذَ ا ۖ سُبْحٰنَكَ هٰذَا بُهْتَا نٌ عَظِيْمٌ
"And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?" (Q24:16).

CONSEQUENCE FOR COMMITTING SLANDER:
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
"Whoever falsely accuse a believer of something that is not true, Allah will house him in a mill of fire until he comes out of what he said." [Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith 3597].

Abu Bakr (RA) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"The slander (Qadhf) of a believer will not be forgiven until the one who committed it seeks forgiveness from the one he slandered." [Abu Dawood 4873, graded Sahih by scholars]

In another Narration:
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (RA) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
_"The one who backbites a Muslim has committed a major sin, and the one who slanders (falsely accuses) a Muslim will be raised on the Day of Judgment with a mark of disgrace."_
[Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 734, graded Sahih]

WORDS OF ADMONITION: Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says:
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوْا كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ ۖ اِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ اِثْمٌ وَّلَا تَجَسَّسُوْا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَّعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا ۗ اَ يُحِبُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ يَّأْكُلَ لَحْمَ اَخِيْهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوْهُ ۗ وَا تَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ تَوَّا بٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
"O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful." (Q49:12)

"Slander is worse than killing because it destroys the honor of a Muslim, which is sacred." [Imam Al-Ghazali]

"The tongue is a weapon that can either uplift or destroy; slander is one of its deadliest uses."[Ibn Taymiyyah]

CONCLUSION:
Our contemporary global society continues to witness increasing unrest due to slander and closely related vices. The widespread circulation of false information and deliberate blackmail is eroding the foundations of peaceful coexistence—disrupting harmony within our families, communities, organizations and nations. It is imperative that we transform our mindset and behavior by seeking and upholding the truth, speaking with integrity and sincerely repenting from such harmful acts. Let us become true ambassadors of peace, unity and progress in our society and country. Indeed, those who stubbornly refused to reform will face disgrace on the Day of Judgment and experience deep regret in the Hereafter.

We Pray Allah continue to Guard and Guide us Aright. Protect us, Have Mercy on us. Increase us in Knowledge, Sustenance and Piety and Enable us become Better Muslims, Better Nigerians.

Happy Jumaat, Happy Weekend.

We Pray Allah continue to Guard and Guide us Aright. Protect us, Have Mercy on us. Increase us in Knowledge, Sustenance and Piety and Enable us become Better Muslims, Better Nigerians.

Almost all Muslims are guilty of this, I never knew seun have removed the Muslim swearing oath before commenting. Alhamdulillah......

I tired oh.
Na Yoruba Muslims i always pitty in the north. Hausa and fulani looking them like chicken. They are first target

SpaceX:
Almost all Muslims are guilty of this, I never knew seun have removed the Muslim swearing oath before commenting. Alhamdulillah......

Omo change don enter Nairaland ooooo....so I can comment on Fridays tread without swearing an oath....wait oooo abi Seun don convert to Christian

Stop violence and terrorism

Islam Allah Muhammad Quraan are 1st suspect in slander.




You slander Christianity of worshipping 3 gods ...Jesus Mary and Allah