It is reported by the sheykkh Abu Ja’far Al-Kulayni...
It is reported by the sheykkh Abu Ja’far Al-Kulayni, from him in ‘Al-Saheeh’, from Dawood Bin Sirham, from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Whenever you see the people of doubts and innovations from after me -saww , then reveal the disavowing from them and frequent from reviling them, and the word regarding them, and the talking badly, and accuse them , lets they exceed in the mischief in Al Islam, and caution the people, and do not learn from their innovations, Allah -azwj will Write the good deeds for you all due to that, and Raise the ranks for you in the Hereafter’’.
[20] ختص، الإختصاص قَالَ الرِّضَا ع مَنْ أَلْقَى جِلْبَابَ الْحَيَاءِ فَلَا غِيبَةَ لَهُ. (The book) ‘Al Ikhtisaas’ – ‘Al-Reza -asws said: ‘One who throws off the robe of modesty, there is no backbiting for him’’.
(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Ibn Idrees, from his father, from Ibn Yazeed, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Wahab, from Abu Saeed Hashim, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Four will not be entering the Paradise – the soothsayer, and the hypocrite, and the habitual of wine, and ‘Al-Qattat’, and he is the gossiper ’’. [22] Some Ahadith on the scope of backbiting are included in the Appendix.
Appendix: Additional Ahadith Explaining scope of Backbiting [23] وَ قَدْ جَاءَ عَلَى الْمَشْهُورِ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ ص هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْغِيبَةُ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذِكْرُكَ أَخَاكَ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ. And it has come upon the well-known words of the Prophet -saww : ‘Do you know what the backbiting is?’ They said, ‘Allah -azwj and His -azwj Rasool -saww are more knowing’. He -saww said: ‘Your mentioning your brother with what he dislikes’’.
وَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْغِيبَةَ فَإِنَّ الْغِيبَةَ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الزِّنَا إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ قَدْ يَزْنِي وَ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الْغِيبَةِ لَا يُغْفَرُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَغْفِرَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ. And from Jabir and Abu Saeed Al-Khudry who both said, ‘The Prophet -saww : ‘Beware of backbiting, for the backbiting is severer than the adultery.