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Prohibition of Listening to Backbiting
In the same manner as backbiting is prohibited, so also is listening to it. Indeed, as some traditions indicate, the listener is like the backbiter in all the evil aspects—so much so that his act is a grave sin carrying an obligation to seek forgiveness from the victim.
The Prophet (s) said: “The listener is one of the two backbiters.”
Al-Fayd al-Kashani, Al-Mahajjat al-Bayda', vol. 5, p. 260
Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) narrated from the Noble Messenger (s) who is once said to have forbidden both backbiting and listening to it. Then he (s) said: “Lo, whoever does a favour to his brother by refuting his backbiting upon hearing it in a gathering, God shall save him from a thousand kinds of evils in this world and in the Hereafter. And if he does not do so despite his ability to refute it, on him shall be the burden of one who commits his backbiting seventy times.”
Al-Hurr al-`Amili, Wasa'il al-Shi`ah, vol. 8, hadith no. 16316
Among the more subtle forms of backbiting is listening to it with amazement.
Such a person expresses his amazement in order to make the backbiter more lively in his descriptions. His amazement encourages the latter in his evil act.
For instance, he will say, “Strange” or “Astaghfirullah!”. Or he might say, “I didn't know that!” or “I didn't know he would do such a thing!” These expressions are meant to affirm the backbiter's statements and to encourage him to add something more. These acts are in fact the Devil's artifices. Surely, to affirm backbiting is also backbiting; as is to listen to it, or even to remain silent upon hearing it.
al-Shahid al-Thani's Discourse as quoted in Forty Hadithby Ayatullah Khumayni.
In the same manner as backbiting is prohibited, so also is listening to it. Indeed, as some traditions indicate, the listener is like the backbiter in all the evil aspects—so much so that his act is a grave sin carrying an obligation to seek forgiveness from the victim.
The Prophet (s) said: “The listener is one of the two backbiters.”
Al-Fayd al-Kashani, Al-Mahajjat al-Bayda', vol. 5, p. 260
Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) narrated from the Noble Messenger (s) who is once said to have forbidden both backbiting and listening to it. Then he (s) said: “Lo, whoever does a favour to his brother by refuting his backbiting upon hearing it in a gathering, God shall save him from a thousand kinds of evils in this world and in the Hereafter. And if he does not do so despite his ability to refute it, on him shall be the burden of one who commits his backbiting seventy times.”
Al-Hurr al-`Amili, Wasa'il al-Shi`ah, vol. 8, hadith no. 16316
Among the more subtle forms of backbiting is listening to it with amazement.
Such a person expresses his amazement in order to make the backbiter more lively in his descriptions. His amazement encourages the latter in his evil act.
For instance, he will say, “Strange” or “Astaghfirullah!”. Or he might say, “I didn't know that!” or “I didn't know he would do such a thing!” These expressions are meant to affirm the backbiter's statements and to encourage him to add something more. These acts are in fact the Devil's artifices. Surely, to affirm backbiting is also backbiting; as is to listen to it, or even to remain silent upon hearing it.
al-Shahid al-Thani's Discourse as quoted in Forty Hadithby Ayatullah Khumayni.
The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “If a human dies, then his good deeds stop except for three: a Sadaqa Jariah (continuous charity), a beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.” [Muslim]
and, "Among the actions and good deeds for which a believer will continue to receive reward after his death are knowledge which he taught and spread, a good son whom he left behind, or a copy of the Qur'an which he left as a legacy, or a mosque he built, or a house which he built for the traveller, or a stream which he caused to flow, or a sadaqa which he gave from his property when he was alive and well, for which he will continue to receive reward after his death." [Ibn Majah and Baihaqi]
and, "Among the actions and good deeds for which a believer will continue to receive reward after his death are knowledge which he taught and spread, a good son whom he left behind, or a copy of the Qur'an which he left as a legacy, or a mosque he built, or a house which he built for the traveller, or a stream which he caused to flow, or a sadaqa which he gave from his property when he was alive and well, for which he will continue to receive reward after his death." [Ibn Majah and Baihaqi]
Fajr Reminder!!
The Muslim should know the great status of salah al-fajr in the sight of ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى).
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
“Whoever prays the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he had prayed the whole night long.”
[Muslim, p. 454, no. 656; Al-Tirmidhi, 221]
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
The Muslim should know the great status of salah al-fajr in the sight of ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى).
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
“Whoever prays the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he had prayed the whole night long.”
[Muslim, p. 454, no. 656; Al-Tirmidhi, 221]
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
Clean and Wash yourself:
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said,
"Whoever eats GARLIC or ONION should KEEP AWAY from our Masjid's or should remain in his house."
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, (12/814)]
another narration,
" The Angels are offended by that which offends the humans. "
[Sahih Muslim, (4/1145)]
Clean yourself, and put some perfume, Itar on yourself before disturbing other people for
Salah..
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said,
"Whoever eats GARLIC or ONION should KEEP AWAY from our Masjid's or should remain in his house."
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, (12/814)]
another narration,
" The Angels are offended by that which offends the humans. "
[Sahih Muslim, (4/1145)]
Clean yourself, and put some perfume, Itar on yourself before disturbing other people for
Salah..
Da'wah ALLAH (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)
Benefits of Remembrance of Allah
1. It pleases Allah (SWT).
2. It destroys Shaytaan's influence over the person.
3. Erases worry and anxiety from the heart.
4. Generates ease and contentment in the heart.
5. Increases the strength of the heart and body.
6. It brings light to the face and heart.
7. It increases provision from Allah.
8. It generates respect for the person in the heart of others.
9. It generates love between the person and Allah.
10. It develops the level of muraqaba (awareness of Allah) which eventually leads one to the level of Ihsaan or excellence.
11. It brings the yearning and desire to get closer to Allah and to abandon this world.
12. It makes the person get closer to Allah.
13. It opens a hidden door of knowledge between the slave and his Lord, Allah SWT.
14. It generates vigilance of Allah inside of the person which helps him monitor his behavior.
15. Makes the heart alive and soft.
16. Decreases sins.
17. A dhakir (the one who remembers) is always in the company of Allah and is never lonely.
18. When one is in the habit of constant dhikr during ease; Allah remembers him during the time of calamity and difficulty.
19. Saves one from the torture.
20. Brings tranquility and mercy as the person is surrounded by angels.
21. Protects one from backbiting and gossiping.
22. Generates a company of angels for the person.
23. Saves one from sorrow on the Day of Judgment.
24. Dhikr accompanied with tears will guarantee the shade of the throne of Allah on the Day of Judgment when there will be no other shade.
25. Increases the bounty of Allah over the person and allows him to perform more good deeds.
26. Allah will fulfill the wishes of the person.
27. Dhikr is the easiest form of worship that brings great rewards.
28. It is the roots in jannah; every time one does dhikr, he is planting his own garden in jannah.
29. It is the pillar of all the goodness.
30. It is the protection from forgetting Allah and from the company of Shayateen.
31. It will be your light in this world, in the grave, and the light that will help you cross over Sirat.
32. It protects the heart from heedlessness.
33. It is the tree of all the knowledge.
34. Its reward is equal to the emancipation of slaves in the path of Allah.
35. Its merit is higher than that of spending money or donating horses in the way of Allah.
36. It is equal to and even higher than struggling in the path of Allah.
37. Remembrance of Allah is the highest state of thanks to Allah.
38. It is the cure of the diseases of the heart.
39. It is the pinnacle of relationship with the Lord.
40. It is the way of quickening the blessings of Allah towards you; and of diverting His anger from you.
41. Salah `Alan Nabi (sending blessings over the prophet SAW) causes one to receive blessings of Allah on one's self and it will be heaviest on the scale of good deeds.
42. Remembrance of Allah causes sorrows and difficulties to become easy and generates goodness around the person.
43. It protects the heart from fear of anyone other than Allah.
44. It will be a veil between the person and fire.
45. It is a purification from hypocrisy.
46. It whitens and lightens the face in this life, at the time of death, in the grave, and the hereafter; meaning it beautifies the person.
47. Rasul Allah SAW referred to the person who remembers Allah as alive and those who do not remember Him as dead.
48. Rasul Allah SAW advised a companion saying: Immigrate from sins as it is the best immigration; hold on to the obligations as it is the best jihad; remember Allah in abundance as you cannot meet Him on the day of judgment with something better than His remembrance in this world.
1. It pleases Allah (SWT).
2. It destroys Shaytaan's influence over the person.
3. Erases worry and anxiety from the heart.
4. Generates ease and contentment in the heart.
5. Increases the strength of the heart and body.
6. It brings light to the face and heart.
7. It increases provision from Allah.
8. It generates respect for the person in the heart of others.
9. It generates love between the person and Allah.
10. It develops the level of muraqaba (awareness of Allah) which eventually leads one to the level of Ihsaan or excellence.
11. It brings the yearning and desire to get closer to Allah and to abandon this world.
12. It makes the person get closer to Allah.
13. It opens a hidden door of knowledge between the slave and his Lord, Allah SWT.
14. It generates vigilance of Allah inside of the person which helps him monitor his behavior.
15. Makes the heart alive and soft.
16. Decreases sins.
17. A dhakir (the one who remembers) is always in the company of Allah and is never lonely.
18. When one is in the habit of constant dhikr during ease; Allah remembers him during the time of calamity and difficulty.
19. Saves one from the torture.
20. Brings tranquility and mercy as the person is surrounded by angels.
21. Protects one from backbiting and gossiping.
22. Generates a company of angels for the person.
23. Saves one from sorrow on the Day of Judgment.
24. Dhikr accompanied with tears will guarantee the shade of the throne of Allah on the Day of Judgment when there will be no other shade.
25. Increases the bounty of Allah over the person and allows him to perform more good deeds.
26. Allah will fulfill the wishes of the person.
27. Dhikr is the easiest form of worship that brings great rewards.
28. It is the roots in jannah; every time one does dhikr, he is planting his own garden in jannah.
29. It is the pillar of all the goodness.
30. It is the protection from forgetting Allah and from the company of Shayateen.
31. It will be your light in this world, in the grave, and the light that will help you cross over Sirat.
32. It protects the heart from heedlessness.
33. It is the tree of all the knowledge.
34. Its reward is equal to the emancipation of slaves in the path of Allah.
35. Its merit is higher than that of spending money or donating horses in the way of Allah.
36. It is equal to and even higher than struggling in the path of Allah.
37. Remembrance of Allah is the highest state of thanks to Allah.
38. It is the cure of the diseases of the heart.
39. It is the pinnacle of relationship with the Lord.
40. It is the way of quickening the blessings of Allah towards you; and of diverting His anger from you.
41. Salah `Alan Nabi (sending blessings over the prophet SAW) causes one to receive blessings of Allah on one's self and it will be heaviest on the scale of good deeds.
42. Remembrance of Allah causes sorrows and difficulties to become easy and generates goodness around the person.
43. It protects the heart from fear of anyone other than Allah.
44. It will be a veil between the person and fire.
45. It is a purification from hypocrisy.
46. It whitens and lightens the face in this life, at the time of death, in the grave, and the hereafter; meaning it beautifies the person.
47. Rasul Allah SAW referred to the person who remembers Allah as alive and those who do not remember Him as dead.
48. Rasul Allah SAW advised a companion saying: Immigrate from sins as it is the best immigration; hold on to the obligations as it is the best jihad; remember Allah in abundance as you cannot meet Him on the day of judgment with something better than His remembrance in this world.
The Strategy of Shaytan
The Strategy of Shaytan
1. To make someone a kaafir (someone who is given the message and he rejects it).
To achieve his goal, Shaytan first lures mankind into Shirk and Kufr, such as visiting graves and invoking the dead or saints for help, practicing magic, etc. because associating partners with Allah is the greatest sin. 'Like when Shaytan says to man, 'Disbelieve in Allah.' But when (man) disbelieves in Allah, Shaytan says, 'I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).' [Soorah al-Hashr (59): 16] If Shaytan overcomes the son of Adam with this and succeeds to make him a disbeliever, then he is satisfied and pleased.
2. To make someone commit al bid’ah (innovation).
If he cannot manage to deceive people into committing Shirk and Kufr, he does not give up. He causes people to follow bidah (innovations) and take them as their religion like celebrating Mawlid, celebrating the night of Isra wal-Miraj, celebrating 15th Shabaan by fasting and praying and as Sufyan ath-Thawri said,
'Bidah is more dearer to the Shaytan than sin, for, one may repent from sin, but not from bidah.'
Because when one sins, he knows that he is disobeying Allah and some time, he may turn to Allah and seek forgiveness and be pardoned. But one, who practices Bidah, deems his actions to be a form of worship to Allah and thus never even thinks of repentance.
'Say (O Muhammad), 'Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!' [Soorah al-Kahf (18): 104] meaning, 'they performed deeds that do not count, deeds that are not in accordance with the prescribed way that is acceptable to Allah' and 'they thought that there was some basis for their deeds and that they were accepted and loved.' [See, Tafseer Ibn Katheer]
3. To make someone commit major sins.
If Shaytan fails at causing people to following innovations, he will move on to calling them to major sins like abandoning prayers - particularly if the person is well educated or respected, because a lot of people will follow his example. It is mentioned in the Qur'aan, 'Shaytan wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from As-Salaat (the prayer).'
[Soorah al-Maidah (5): 91]
4. To make someone commit minor sins.
However, if the believer withholds, Shaytan is still not discouraged, he calls them to minor sins. It is recorded in Sunan Tirmidhee (2/230 (no. 1753),
'Shaytan has despaired of ever being worshiped in this land of yours, but he will be obeyed in matters that you think of as insignificant, and he will be content with that.'
And Allah's Messenger (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) warned us concerning minor sins by giving an example of how a great fire can be kindled if small wooden sticks are collected in a place.
Similarly, minor sins if allowed to accumulate, might destroy a sinner, he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said, 'Beware of the insignificant sins like a people who stayed (abode) in a valley, then this one brought a stick, that one brought a stick and others brought sticks too until they cooked their bread (meal). Verily, the person who commits these (minor) sins will be seized by these sins and be destroyed.' [Musnad Ahmad]
5. Wasting time doing things that are permissible.
If the believer still emerges safe from his traps, Shaytan seeks to keep him occupied with permissible matters, like sleeping, eating, pursuing worldly affairs, etc. Spending one's time and efforts in these will earn him neither reward nor punishment, though he will miss the rewards he would have gained if he has spent his time in performing good deeds. If the believing slave is not deceived and manages his time well, Shaytan will make him busy with less virtuous deeds instead of what is more preferable and rewarding, in order for him to miss the reward of the best and most virtuous deed.
6. To choose to do the lesser of two good deeds.
After employing all kinds of temptations and deceptive arguments, if Shaytan still does not succeed in his endeavors to divert the children of Adam from religious commitments, he resorts to corrupt their acts of worship and obedience, so that he can deprive them of the rewards. He seeks to stir up doubts in order to make a person feel anxious and uncertain.
In Saheeh al-Bukharee, it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah y that the Messenger of Allah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said, 'When the call to prayer is given, the Shaytan runs away breaking wind loudly, so that he will not hear the adhaan. When the call to prayer ends, he comes back, but when the iqaamah starts, he runs away. And when the prayer begins, he comes back until he whispers into the heart of the person, and says to him, 'Remember such and such, remember such and such things that he did not remember before the prayer until he does not know how many raka'ahs he has prayed.' [Saheeh al-Bukharee (608)]
Such whisperings of Shaytan are the weakest of his tricks. The companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) complained to him (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) that they noticed some waswaas that they disliked and did not want to speak of, and he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said to them, 'Praise be to Allah, Who has reduced his tricks to whispers.' [Saheeh Abu Dawood]
7. An all out attack.
If the person is undefeated even after this, the next step of Shaytan is to harm the person by, for example, persecuting him or distorting his reputation and his devotion to the religion. This is intended to discourage the person from his commitment to the religion. Many scholars have been tortured or killed in prison because of their commitment to Islam!!
The Strategy of Shaytan
1. To make someone a kaafir (someone who is given the message and he rejects it).
To achieve his goal, Shaytan first lures mankind into Shirk and Kufr, such as visiting graves and invoking the dead or saints for help, practicing magic, etc. because associating partners with Allah is the greatest sin. 'Like when Shaytan says to man, 'Disbelieve in Allah.' But when (man) disbelieves in Allah, Shaytan says, 'I am free of you, I fear Allah, the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).' [Soorah al-Hashr (59): 16] If Shaytan overcomes the son of Adam with this and succeeds to make him a disbeliever, then he is satisfied and pleased.
2. To make someone commit al bid’ah (innovation).
If he cannot manage to deceive people into committing Shirk and Kufr, he does not give up. He causes people to follow bidah (innovations) and take them as their religion like celebrating Mawlid, celebrating the night of Isra wal-Miraj, celebrating 15th Shabaan by fasting and praying and as Sufyan ath-Thawri said,
'Bidah is more dearer to the Shaytan than sin, for, one may repent from sin, but not from bidah.'
Because when one sins, he knows that he is disobeying Allah and some time, he may turn to Allah and seek forgiveness and be pardoned. But one, who practices Bidah, deems his actions to be a form of worship to Allah and thus never even thinks of repentance.
'Say (O Muhammad), 'Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds!' [Soorah al-Kahf (18): 104] meaning, 'they performed deeds that do not count, deeds that are not in accordance with the prescribed way that is acceptable to Allah' and 'they thought that there was some basis for their deeds and that they were accepted and loved.' [See, Tafseer Ibn Katheer]
3. To make someone commit major sins.
If Shaytan fails at causing people to following innovations, he will move on to calling them to major sins like abandoning prayers - particularly if the person is well educated or respected, because a lot of people will follow his example. It is mentioned in the Qur'aan, 'Shaytan wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from As-Salaat (the prayer).'
[Soorah al-Maidah (5): 91]
4. To make someone commit minor sins.
However, if the believer withholds, Shaytan is still not discouraged, he calls them to minor sins. It is recorded in Sunan Tirmidhee (2/230 (no. 1753),
'Shaytan has despaired of ever being worshiped in this land of yours, but he will be obeyed in matters that you think of as insignificant, and he will be content with that.'
And Allah's Messenger (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) warned us concerning minor sins by giving an example of how a great fire can be kindled if small wooden sticks are collected in a place.
Similarly, minor sins if allowed to accumulate, might destroy a sinner, he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said, 'Beware of the insignificant sins like a people who stayed (abode) in a valley, then this one brought a stick, that one brought a stick and others brought sticks too until they cooked their bread (meal). Verily, the person who commits these (minor) sins will be seized by these sins and be destroyed.' [Musnad Ahmad]
5. Wasting time doing things that are permissible.
If the believer still emerges safe from his traps, Shaytan seeks to keep him occupied with permissible matters, like sleeping, eating, pursuing worldly affairs, etc. Spending one's time and efforts in these will earn him neither reward nor punishment, though he will miss the rewards he would have gained if he has spent his time in performing good deeds. If the believing slave is not deceived and manages his time well, Shaytan will make him busy with less virtuous deeds instead of what is more preferable and rewarding, in order for him to miss the reward of the best and most virtuous deed.
6. To choose to do the lesser of two good deeds.
After employing all kinds of temptations and deceptive arguments, if Shaytan still does not succeed in his endeavors to divert the children of Adam from religious commitments, he resorts to corrupt their acts of worship and obedience, so that he can deprive them of the rewards. He seeks to stir up doubts in order to make a person feel anxious and uncertain.
In Saheeh al-Bukharee, it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah y that the Messenger of Allah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said, 'When the call to prayer is given, the Shaytan runs away breaking wind loudly, so that he will not hear the adhaan. When the call to prayer ends, he comes back, but when the iqaamah starts, he runs away. And when the prayer begins, he comes back until he whispers into the heart of the person, and says to him, 'Remember such and such, remember such and such things that he did not remember before the prayer until he does not know how many raka'ahs he has prayed.' [Saheeh al-Bukharee (608)]
Such whisperings of Shaytan are the weakest of his tricks. The companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) complained to him (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) that they noticed some waswaas that they disliked and did not want to speak of, and he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said to them, 'Praise be to Allah, Who has reduced his tricks to whispers.' [Saheeh Abu Dawood]
7. An all out attack.
If the person is undefeated even after this, the next step of Shaytan is to harm the person by, for example, persecuting him or distorting his reputation and his devotion to the religion. This is intended to discourage the person from his commitment to the religion. Many scholars have been tortured or killed in prison because of their commitment to Islam!!
