Backbiting

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Al-Sukuni from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp): “Gheeba (talking about people in their behind) is faster in eating out of faith than necrosis.” [1]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Mousatadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was reported from Jaber and Abou Sa’eed that they said: “The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “Never do Gheeba from is harder than fornication. When a man fornicates and then repents Allah accepts his repentance. Yet Allah doesn’t forgive who did Gheeba unless the one talked about forgives him.” [2]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Mousatadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was reported from Anas from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “On the night when I ascended to the sky, I passed by people scratching their faces with their nails. So I said: “O Jibraeel, Who are they?” He said: “These are the ones who were used to talk about people and their women in their behind.”“ [3]

* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Mousatadrak Al-Wasa’el Book: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “He who listens to Gheeba is as if he was doing it.” [4]

* Al-Allama Al-Majlisi states in Al-Bihar Book:  It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “If a believer was being slandered in front of a man and the other had the power to defend him and yet he didn’t, Allah will humiliate him on Resurrection Day in front of all the creatures.” [5]

* Al-Allama Al-Majlisi states in Al-Bihar Book: “Allah indeed defends on Resurrection Day the women of he who replies back at Gheeba that is about the women of his brother believer.” Also he said: “Allah indeed sentences him to heaven he who replies back at Gheeba that is about the women of his brother believer.” [6]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: It was reported from Al-Hussein bin Zaid from Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “Allah prohibited Gheeba and listening to it and prohibited gossip and listening to it….. He who defends his brother believer from Gheeba in a a gathering that he was in, Allah will defend him from one thousand doors of evil in Donia and Hereafter. If he didn’t defend him and yet he had the power to do that, he is regarded to have did Gheeba against him seventy times.” [7]

* Al-Allama Al-Majlisi states in Al-Bihar Book: It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “Fire in dry wood is not faster than Gheeba in the righteous deeds of a servant.”

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Suleiman bin Khalid from Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh) that he said: “ O Suleiman do you know who is the Muslim?” he said: “May I be sacrificed for your sake, you know better.” The Imam (Pbuh): “The Muslim is the one who people are safe from his tongue and hands. Do you know who is the believer?” He said: “You know better.” The Imam (Pbuh): “The beleiver who people can enturst him with their money and souls.” [8]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Al-Khisal Book: It was reported from Abou Qasim Abdellah bin Ahmad bin Amir bin Suleiman Al-Taee in Al-Basra from his father from Imam Ali Bin Moussa Al-Rida (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “He who isn’t unjust to people when treating them, who doesn’t like when talking to them, who doesn’t break him promise when he promises them, is the one with complete respect, the one with evident justince, the one whom you should be brothers with, and the one whom people are forbidden from talking at him in his behind.” [9]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Dawood bin Sarhan that he asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) about Gheeba. Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) said: “ It is to say about your brother believer matters that he didn’t do according to religion and so disclose a matter that Allah had covered for him and he wasn’t punished for it.” [10]

* Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Khalid Al-Barqi states in Al-Mahasin Book: It was reported from Ibn Abi Ya’four from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “ On Resurrection Day, Allah sends to Khubal Clay he who falsely accuses a believer untill he resolves what he did.” One asked: “What is Khubal Caly?” The Imam (Pbuh) said: “It is a rusty exudate that is secretes by the fornicators’ genitals.” [11]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: It was reported from Aban from Yahya Al-Azraq that Imam Abou Al-Hassan (Pbuh) told him: “Talking about a man in his behind about matters that people already know is not considered as Gheeba. Talking about a man in his behind about matters that he has but people don’t know about it is considered as Gheeba. Saying about him what he doesn’t have is considered as false accusation.” [12]

* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Al-Amali Book: It was reported from Nawf Al-Bakali that he said that Ameer Elmo’mineen (Pbuh) said: “ Avoid Gheeba for it is the food of the dogs of hell.” Then he (Pbuh) said: “ He is a liar he who claims that he is not a bastrad child and yet he eats the flesh of people by Gheeba.” [13]

* Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Khalid Al-Barqi states in Al-Mahasin Book: It was reported from Al-Moufadal bin Amr from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “He who narrates a story about a believer seeking to shame him and make him lose respect in the sight of people, Allah removes him from His protection and leaves him for the control of demons.” [14]

* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasa’el Al-Shia Book: It was reported from Hafs bin Omeir from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) was asked: “What is the penance of Gheeba?” He (Pbuhp): “ Asking forgiveness to the one you talked about every time you mention him.” [15]

* Al-Allama Al-Majlisi states in Al-Bihar Book: It was reported from Adeem Baya’ Al-Harawi that he said to Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh): “We were told that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) used to say: “ Allah detests the house of meet.” Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) said: “It is the house where the meat of people is eaten. The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) used to love meat. Once a woman came to him asking him about a matter while Aisha was with him. That woman was short. So when she left, Aisha said: “She speaks of her shortness by herself.” So He (Pbuhp) said to her: “Go and wash your mouth.” She said: “O Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp), did I eat something?” He said: “Wash your mouth because yes you ate.” She coughed a small piece of meat.” [16]