Dear Islamic sisters! This world which we all are living in is actually the place to strive for the Hereafter. It is a journey that takes us to death. Therefore, every good and bad action of ours is being hoarded up for the Hereafter and every breath of ours is taking us closer to death. Wise is the one who spends her life for the pleasure and under the obedience to Allah Almighty. She shall perform those actions that would benefit her in the Hereafter and distance away from those actions that would harm her. Remember! The way it is important for all of us to refrain from stealing, unlawful gazing, fornication, lying, backbiting, jealousy etc., similarly, it is vital for everyone to refrain from “tale-telling” as well. In today’s weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’, we will hear about the destruction of tale-telling, its torments and condemnation of tale-tellers.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Torment in grave due to tale-telling

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ narrates that we were walking along with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. We passed by two graves. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stopped. Therefore, we also stopped with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. His blessed colour started to change, to the extent that the sleeve of his blessed Qamees [long shirt] started to shiver. We humbly asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! What is the matter?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Are you also hearing the voice that I hear?’ We humbly replied, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! What are you hearing?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Both of them are subject to severe torment in their graves. That too because of such a sin that is inferior (i.e. they both considered it to be inferior or it was easy for them to refrain from it). We humbly asked, ‘What sin is it?’ The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘One of them did not protect himself from urine and the other would harm others with his tongue and tell-tale.’ Then Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked for two date twigs and placed each on each grave. We humbly asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Will this