Mohammad Elshinawy – But it’s True! But I’d Say it to their Face!

			Santa Monica Bismillah. So it's probably not just me. But when I stopped someone from mentioning
others in a negative light, and I hope others stopped me if I fall into it, the response is many
times No, but it's true. No, it's a fact. I mean, I would say to their face because they know it's a
fact something along those lines. Well, here's the issue. newsflash, that doesn't stop it from being
backbiting. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said backbiting this enormity of a sin is Vic
Rocha. A haka be Maya Cora, the mention of your brother or sister, of course, in a way that they
would dislike, period, even if it's a gesture, even indirect, even body language, but they said, O
		

			Messenger of Allah, what if it's true what we're saying about them? He said, yeah, if it is true,
then you have committed backbiting against them. And if it is not true, then you have done even
worse, you've compounded the problem. Basically, he said you have slandered them. So the honor of a
Muslim is huge. And we have to treat this with the utmost seriousness.