You have to admit that at least once in a while, you have the tendency to gossip, whether it be about your friends, family, celebrities, strangers, their family, your cats or whoever. For some, that is what they crave for on the daily... gossips. While some on the other hand are always so eager to be one to spread gossips, to be the first to provide "relevant" info. It is now becoming more and more easier for gossips to spread now with the widespread use of social media. Everyone's a screenshot away from it. It is becoming the norm where one would just stalk someone's social media account, take screenshots of their posts and forward them to their friends and gossip about the aforementioned person. I for one, have done so in the past & present me can't be more appalled....
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ
What we need to remind ourselves is the following :
It has been mentioned in the Qur'an in Surah Al-Hujurat ayah 12
"O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful."
So dear sisters in Islam, we should really stop with all the backbiting, spreading of rumors and fitnah. Do we really want to be held accountable for these actions on the Day of Judgement over a mere few minutes of gossiping pleasure?
نعوذ بالله من ذلك
نعوذ بالله من ذلك
It is never too late to repent, in shaa Allah. May Allah SWT forgive us all for our mistakes and may we be worthy of Jannah Firdaus. Aamiin ya Rabbal alamin.
