Lessons from backbiting

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, in deeds some suspicions are sins. And spy not 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 God, verily, God is the one who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (49: 12)

Islam is a religion of peace, love and compassion. Lies, suspicion, back biting, slander and gossip are totally alien to Islam. In fact they are considered amongst the most destructive of major sins. This is so because these sins sow enmity and discord among the Muslim Ummah and lead to its destruction. They cause hostilities between people of the same household, and between neighbors, friends and relatives.

Islam demands that our relationship with mankind should be one of sincerity and responsibility. It should be one where we have respect for the honor, reputation and privacy of others. Islam teaches us that we are not only held accountable for our own attitudes and actions but also for anything else over which we have control or influence over, in our society or the world around us.
-islamawareness.net


The reason why im blogging on backbiting is because im one of those people guilty of backbiting and hope the story im about to share will be a lesson to not only you but a reminder to me so that i will stop backbiting as the consequence is just something that i dont want to go through again.Today, something happened and im really thankful to Allah swt for letting me go through this experience thus giving me a chance to redeem myself.

Today i decided to backbite a friend by smsing another friend..By Allah's will, i accidentally sent the sms to the person i intend to backbite.This is one of the most embarrassing moment ever. Alhamdulillah its all settled now,im in good terms with my friend, im thankful that Allah made this incident happen as it made me realise the consequence of backbiting. Allah has given me a good friend who has accepted my apology, if she didn't forgive me, i think id be depressed for a long time.

Dear friend, im truly sorry for my actions, Im really embarrassed with myself. Today, i learned to not let my emotions get the better of me. If im unhappy with certain issues i think its best to discuss instead of backbiting and also to learn to be less selfish, be sensitve towards other people's feelings and be more understanding.

Hopefully this story on backbiting benefits you. Inshaallah, with lessons like this i learn from my mistakes and improve to be a better person and a better muslim.

MAY PEACE BE UPON YOU.