Chapter 19 - On Honesty, Forgetting People's Faults and Forbidding Gossipping

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hadith 950

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “If someone gossips about a believer regarding what is true, God will not reunite him with that believer in the Hereafter. If someone gossips about a believer regarding what is false, the ties between them will be cut off and he will reside in Hell forever. What a terrible penalty!”

وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): من اغتاب مؤمنا بما فيه لم يجمع بينهما في الجنة أبدا، ومن اغتاب مؤمنا بما ليس فيه انقطعت العصمة بينهما، وكان المغتاب في النار خالدا فيها وبئس المصير.

hadith 951

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whoever gossips -which is like eating the flesh of the people- is a liar if he says he is legitimately born. Abstain from gossiping since it is good food for the dogs in the Fire (of Hell).”

قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): كذب من زعم أنه ولد من حلال وهو يأكل لحوم الناس بالغيبة، اجتنب الغيبة فإنها إدام كلاب النار.

hadith 952

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Divulging the faults of other believers which God has hidden is a form of gossiping. Claiming what is not true about your believing brothers is a form of accusation.”

قال الصادق (عليه السلام): من الغيبة أن تقول في أخيك ما ستره الله عليه، وإن من البهتان أن تقول في أخيك ما ليس فيه.

hadith 953

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “How bad is a hypocrite with two faces and two tongues. He admires his brother in his presence, but gossips about him in his absence. He will envy his brothers if they get rich, and will not help them if they get in trouble.”

قال الباقر (عليه السلام): بئس العبد عبد يكون ذا وجهين وذا لسانين يطري أخاه شاهدا ويأكله غائبا، إن أعطي حسده وإن ابتلي خذله.

hadith 954

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever faces people one way but changes face and gossips behind their backs will be resurrected with two tongues made of fire on the Resurrection Day.”

قال الصادق (عليه السلام): من لقي الناس بوجه وغابهم بوجه جاء يوم القيامة وله لسانان من نار.

hadith 956

Jesus (a.s) said: “Do not gossip, so that no one gossips about you. Do not dig a ditch for your brothers since you will fall in it yourself. Whatever you do, you will be treated likewise.”

وقال (عليه السلام): لا تغتب فتغتب، ولا تحفر لأخيك حفرة فتقع فيها، فإنك كما تدين تدان.