يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ...

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَحِيمٌ {12} O you those who believe! Shun most of the conjectures. Surely, some of the conjectures are a sin, nor should you spy or backbite each other. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his own dead brother?

But, you would abhor it. And fear Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning, Merciful [49:12] Gossiping is from the grave sins: في جوامع الجامع وروى ان ابا بكر وعمر بعثا سلمان إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ليأتي بهما بطعام، فبعثه إلى أسامة بن زيد وكان خازن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله على رحله فقال: ما عندي شيئ، فعاد اليهما فقالا: بخل أسامة ولو بعثنا سلمان إلى بئر سميحة لغار ماؤها In Jawame Al-Jamea – It has been reported that Abu Bakr and Umar sent Salman -ra to Rasool-Allah -saww to bring some food for the two of them.

So he -saww sent him -ra to Asama Bin Zayd who was a treasurer of Rasool-Allah -saww on his -saww journey. But he said, ‘There is nothing with me.’ So, he -ar returned to the two of them, and they said, ‘Asama is stingy.

Had we sent Salman -ra to the well of Sameehat, it would have given its water.’ ثم انطلقا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فقال لهما: مالى أرى خضرة اللحم في أفواهكما ؟ قالا: يا رسول الله ما تناولنا اليوم لحما، قال ظلتم تأكلون لحم سلمان واسامة فنزلت Then they went to Rasool-Allah -saww who -saww said to the two of them: ‘What is it that makes me -saww see the greenery of meat in the mouths of the two of you?’ They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww !

We have not had any meat today.’ He -saww said: ‘You have been eating the flesh of Salman -ra and Asama.’ It (Verse 49:12) was Revealed.’ [7] قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ اتَّقُوا الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ كُلَّهَا- وَ اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ غِيبَتَكُمْ لِأَخِيكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنِ- مِنْ شِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَعْظَمُ فِي التَّحْرِيمِ مِنَ الْمَيْتَةِ- قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَلَا: «وَ لا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً- أَ يُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتاً فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ‏ Imam Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘O servants of Allah -azwj !

Fear the Prohibitions, all of them – and know that your backbiting of your Momin brother from the Shias of the Progeny -asws of Muhammad -saww – is greater Prohibition than (eating) the dead .

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