﴿ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ط°ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظژظ€طھظگ ط¨ظگط؛ظژظٹظ’ط±ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ط§ظƒظ’طھظژط³ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ظ’﴾

(And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly,) means, they attribute to them things of which they are innocent, which they do not know and do not do.

﴿ظپظژظ‚ظژط¯ظگ ط§ط­ظ’طھظژظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظڈظ‡ظ’طھظژظ€ظ†ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژط¥ظگط«ظ’ظ…ط§ظ‹ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¨ظگظٹظ†ط§ظ‹﴾

(they bear the crime of slander and plain sin.) This is the most serious slander, to tell or transmit things about the believing men and women that they have not done, in order to bring shame upon them and accuse them of shortcomings. Among those to whom the description most applies are those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers, followed by the Rafidites who accuse the Companions of shortcomings and faults of which Allah has stated that they are innocent, and describe them as the opposite of what Allah has said about them. Allah, may He be exalted, has told us that He is pleased with the Migrants and Ansar, and has praised them, but these foolish and ignorant people inveigh against them and accuse them of shortcomings, and say things about them that they did not do and could never have done. In reality, their hearts are misguided, for they condemn those who deserve praise and praise those who deserve condemnation. Abu Dawud recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that it was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is backbiting (Ghibah)'' He said,

آ«ط°ظگظƒظ’ط±ظڈظƒظژ ط£ظژط®ظژط§ظƒظژ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظƒظ’ط±ظژظ‡آ»

(It is when you mention something about your brother that he dislikes. ) It was asked, "But what if what I say about my brother is true'' He said,

آ«ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظپظژظ‚ظژط¯ظگ ط§ط؛ظ’طھظژط¨ظ’طھظژظ‡ظڈطŒ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظƒظڈظ†ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظپظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¨ظژظ‡ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‡آ»

(If it is true, then you have committed backbiting (Ghibah) about him, and if it is not true, then you have slandered him.) This was also recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who said, "Hasan Sahih.''

﴿ظٹط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‰ظ‘ظڈ ظ‚ظڈظ„ ظ„ط§ظ‘ظ‹ط²ظ’ظˆظژط¬ظگظƒظژ ظˆظژط¨ظژظ†ظژظ€طھظگظƒظژ ظˆظژظ†ظگط³ظژط¢ط،ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظڈط¯ظ’ظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¬ظژظ„ظژظ€ط¨ظگظٹط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط£ظژط¯ظ’ظ†ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈط¹ظ’ط±ظژظپظ’ظ†ظژ ظپظژظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ط°ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ط§ظ‹ ط±ظ‘ظژط­ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹ - ظ„ظ‘ظژط¦ظگظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظ†طھظژظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†ظژظ€ظپظگظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظپظگظ‰ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژط±ظژط¶ظŒ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط±ظ’ط¬ظگظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژط©ظگ ظ„ظژظ†ظڈط؛ظ’ط±ظگظٹظژظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط¬ظژط§ظˆظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژظƒظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظ‚ظژظ„ظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ - ظ…ظ‘ظژظ„ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ…ظژط§ ط«ظڈظ‚ظگظپظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظڈط®ظگط°ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژظ‚ظڈطھظ‘ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ طھظژظ‚ظ’طھظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ - ط³ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ† طھظژط¬ظگط¯ظژ ظ„ظگط³ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ طھظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(59. O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their Jalabib over their bodies. That will be better that they should be known so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (60. If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who spread false news among the people in Al-Madinah stop not, We shall certainly let you overpower them, then they will not be able to stay in it as your neighbors but a little while.) (61. Accursed, they shall be seized wherever found, and killed with a (terrible) slaughter.) (62. That was the way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old, and you will not find any change in the way of Allah.)