Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (163) | Chapter on the prohibition of gossiping and lying

0:00 Riyad al-Salihin

0:03 From the words of the Master of the Messengers

0:06 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him

0:09 Chapter: The Prohibition of Tale-bearing (Namimah)

0:14 Which is the spreading of speech between people for the purpose of causing discord

0:19 Allah the Almighty said

0:22 "A slanderer, going about with calumnies"

0:27 And He the Almighty said

0:29 “He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.” (50:18)

0:35 On the authority of Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

0:39 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

0:43 "A tale-bearer shall not enter Paradise"

0:46 Narrated by Muslim

0:49 And the version agreed upon is

0:52 "A qattat shall not enter Paradise"

0:55 The qattat is the tale-bearer

0:59 From the benefits of the hadith

1:04 It is incumbent upon one to whom tale-bearing is brought

1:07 Not to believe the one who brought the tale

1:10 Not to think ill of the one about whom the tale was told

1:12 And not to investigate the truth of what was mentioned

1:15 And he should forbid the tale-bearer and condemn his action

1:18 This is due to the warning of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, against it

1:23 Whoever deems tale-bearing lawful while knowing its prohibition

1:27 Allah forbids Paradise to him

1:30 But if he does not deem it lawful, he remains subject to the will of Allah

1:34 If He wills, He may punish him, and if He wills, He may pardon him

1:38 It is obligatory to hate the tale-bearer because Allah hates him

1:45 On the authority of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both

1:48 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by two graves

1:53 And said, "They are being punished"

1:57 "And they are not being punished for a major matter"

2:00 "Nay, it is indeed a major matter"

2:03 "As for one of them, he used to walk about with tale-bearing"

2:07 "And as for the other, he did not cover himself from his urine"

2:12 Agreed upon

2:14 The scholars said regarding "they are not being punished for a major matter"

2:18 Meaning, major in their estimation

2:21 And it is said: major in terms of the difficulty of abandoning it

2:25 "He did not cover himself"

2:28 In another narration: "He did not purify himself"

2:31 And another: "He did not seek to be free of it"

2:33 And all are authentic

2:35 Their meaning is that he did not avoid it or take precautions against it

2:40 From the benefits of the hadith

2:44 It is not permissible to belittle sins and transgressions

2:47 Rather, one should regard them as major sins

2:51 The obligation of removing impurities

2:54 Contrary to those who restricted the obligation only to the time of prayer

2:58 Urine is impure

3:01 Therefore, it is obligatory to seek purification from it

3:04 Affirmation of the punishment of the grave

3:06 And that it is a reality

3:09 The severity of the prohibition of tale-bearing

3:11 And the clarification that it is among the major sins

3:14 On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him

3:18 That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

3:22 "Shall I inform you what al-'adh is?"

3:25 "It is tale-bearing"

3:27 "The spreading of speech between people"

3:30 Narrated by Muslim

3:32 Al-'adh, and it is also narrated as al-'add

3:35 It is lying and slander

3:38 "The spreading of speech"

3:41 Meaning, excessive talk and inciting enmity between people

3:45 From the benefits of the hadith

3:49 The permissibility of clarifying the state of the immoral and the liar

3:52 And the tale-bearer and the backbiter

3:55 So that people may be wary of them

3:58 The condemnation of the trait of tale-bearing between people

4:01 Chapter: The Prohibition of Conveying Speech and People's Words to Those in Authority

4:08 If there is no necessity calling for it

4:11 Such as the fear of corruption or the like

4:14 Allah the Almighty said

4:17 “O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's monuments nor the Sacred Month nor the offerings nor the garlands, nor those repairing to the Sacred House, seeking the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But when ye have left the sacred territory, then go hunting (if ye will). And let not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to the inviolable place of worship seduce you to transgress; but help ye one another unto righteousness and pious duty. Help not one another unto sin and transgression, but keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment.” (5:2)

4:21 In this chapter are the previous hadiths from the preceding chapter

4:27 On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

4:33 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

4:38 "Let no one of my Companions convey to me"

4:41 "Anything about anyone"

4:43 "For I love to come out to you"

4:46 "While my heart is sound"

4:48 Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi

4:51 From the benefits of the hadith

4:55 The hadith indicates a meaning proven by

4:58 The principles of Prophetic conduct

5:00 Which is the obligation to conceal the state of the Muslim

5:03 And not to track his slips or convey them

5:07 Because that breeds resentment, hatred, and malice in the hearts

5:12 And the soul is prone to evil

5:15 “Save him on whom Allah hath mercy. Lo! He is the Mighty, the Merciful.” (44:42)

5:17 Chapter: The Condemnation of the Two-Faced Person

5:23 Allah the Almighty said

5:26 “They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah ever surroundeth what they do.” (4:108)

5:32 “They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah ever surroundeth what they do.” (4:108)

5:36 “They seek to hide from men and seek not to hide from Allah. He is with them when by night they hold discourse displeasing unto Him. Allah ever surroundeth what they do.” (4:108)

5:40 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

5:45 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

5:49 "You will find people to be like mines"

5:52 "The best of them in the Age of Ignorance"

5:55 "Are the best of them in Islam, if they attain fiqh"

5:58 "And you will find the best of people in this affair"

6:02 "Are those who hate it the most"

6:05 "And you will find the worst of people to be the two-faced one"

6:09 "Who comes to these with one face"

6:12 "And to those with another face"

6:14 Agreed upon

6:16 The mine (ma'din)

6:19 Meaning, that which is established in the earth

6:22 The intent is that they have lineages to which they are attributed and take pride in

6:29 Fiqh

6:30 Meaning, knowledge of the legal rulings

6:33 The affair

6:34 Meaning, leadership/authority

6:36 From the benefits of the hadith

6:39 Clarification of the ranking of people according to their lineage

6:44 The highest ranks of Islamic honor

6:47 Fiqh in the religion

6:49 The dislike of assuming leadership

6:53 The prohibition of hypocrisy and deception

6:56 Which is the one who comes to these with one face

6:59 And to those with another face

7:01 On the authority of Muhammad ibn Zayd

7:05 That some people said to his grandfather, Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both

7:11 "We enter upon our rulers"

7:14 "And we say to them things contrary to what we say when we leave them"

7:20 He said

7:22 "We used to consider this hypocrisy during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him"

7:29 Narrated by al-Bukhari

7:32 From the benefits of the hadith

7:35 The prohibition by some scholars regarding the issue of entering upon rulers

7:40 Due to the corruption that results from it

7:43 The prohibition of hypocrisy in speech

7:46 Whoever speaks to a person in his presence differently than he speaks about him in his absence

7:53 This is considered hypocrisy

7:56 The understanding of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, of the religion

7:59 Is what is considered legally valid

8:01 And it is a proof against those who come after them until the Day of Resurrection

8:06 Chapter: The Prohibition of Lying

8:12 Allah the Almighty said

8:15 “(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked.” (17:36)

8:19 And He the Almighty said

8:21 “He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.” (50:18)

8:27 On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said

8:33 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

8:37 "Indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness"

8:40 "And righteousness leads to Paradise"

8:43 "And a man continues to be truthful until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful one (siddiq)"

8:49 "And indeed, lying leads to wickedness"

8:52 "And wickedness leads to the Fire"

8:55 "And a man continues to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a great liar (kadhdhab)"

9:01 Agreed upon

9:04 On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

9:12 "Four traits, whoever possesses them is a pure hypocrite"

9:17 "And whoever possesses one of them possesses a trait of hypocrisy until he abandons it"

9:26 "When he is entrusted, he betrays; when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a covenant, he breaks it; and when he disputes, he acts wickedly"

9:36 Agreed upon

9:38 On the authority of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both

9:41 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said

9:45 "Whoever claims to have had a dream he did not see, will be tasked to tie two barley grains together, and he will never be able to"

9:54 "And whoever listens to the speech of people while they dislike it"

9:59 "Molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection"

10:03 "And whoever makes an image will be punished and tasked to breathe spirit into it, and he will not be able to"

10:13 Narrated by al-Bukhari

10:15 "Claims to have had a dream" means he said he dreamt in his sleep and saw such and such, while he is lying

10:23 And al-anik is molten lead

10:28 From the benefits of the hadith

10:31 The prohibition of lying about a dream

10:33 And the clarification that it is among the greatest major sins because it is a lie against Allah

10:39 As for lying while awake, it is a lie against the creation

10:44 The tasking is sometimes by way of punishment

10:50 Allah rewards the servants with a type of punishment that is of the same nature as the deed

10:56 Clarification that the dream (hulm) is from the Shaytan

11:00 Because the Messenger called it a hulm and did not call it a ru'ya (true vision)

11:05 And the hulm here is a lie, so it is from the Shaytan

11:10 The prohibition of lying about a dream

11:14 The prohibition of disputing with the Creator regarding His creation

11:18 Evidence that other than Allah is not a creator

11:23 The prohibition of spying and thinking ill of others

11:29 On the authority of Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said

11:33 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said

11:37 "The greatest of lies is for a man to show his eyes what they did not see"

11:42 Narrated by al-Bukhari

11:46 Meaning, he says "I saw" regarding what he did not see

11:51 Al-fura is the plural of firyah, which is a great lie that causes astonishment

11:58 From the benefits of the hadith

12:02 Clarification of the prohibition of lying about a dream

12:05 Riyad al-Salihin

Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (163) | Chapter on the prohibition of gossiping and lying

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