Tahir Wyatt

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Powerful Jummah Khutbah at the Mushrefah Da'wah Center. The Muslim has to guard his tongue and avoid things that have been forbidden. Among these forbidden things which people often take lightly are gheebah (backbiting), buhtan (slander) and nameemah (malicious gossip). Gheebah or backbiting means speaking about a Muslim in his absence and saying things that he would not like to have spread around or mentioned. Buhtan or slander means saying things about a Muslim that are not true, or in other words telling lies about him. Nameemah or malicious gossip means telling one person what another said in order to cause trouble between them. There is a great deal of evidence to show that these actions are haram (impermissible). It will suffice for us to mention just a few of them in order to demonstrate that they are haram. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah

Now it gets even more interesting as we learn the 2 types of fitrah (natural disposition) innate in mankind, and how this relates to the meaning and more importantly, the purpose of the Shariah.

The brother rights a major wrong here. The problem with most discussions on Islamic legislation is that they begin and end with the peripheral issues. Since the majority of the discussions are from a secular viewpoint, the presentation is designed to repel the people by focusing only on the penal code of Islam. Here, we begin the discussion on Islamic legislation by discussing the legislator: Allah, the Most High.

The Importance of remembering Allah! Madinah University Graduate Shaykh Tahir Wyatt continues his Live lessons from Masjid An Nabawi!