There are some Muslim sisters from al-Mujamma`ah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabīa who say in their question: When we try to stop the spread of Namimah (tale-bearing) and Ghibah (backbiting) among people, those whom we advise may insult and become mad at us. Are we sinful for making them angry, especially if they are parents? Should we prevent them or forget about matters that are not related to us? Please, advise!
Our Shaykh Ibn Bāz, raḥimahullāh, responded:
“Enjoining right and forbidding wrong are of the most important acts of worship, as Allāh (May He be Glorified) says: The believers, me…
Indeed, Allāh looks not to your bodies, nor to your faces; rather He looks to your hearts [and deeds].
Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) as narrated by Abū Hurayrah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Sakhr 1Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn comments: 2
Allāh, the Perfect and Most High, does not look to the slaves and their bodies, and whether they are large or small in stature, nor whether they stand in good health or illness. He does not look to their faces, and whether or not they are beautiful or hideous. All of these affairs are of [absolutely] no significance to Allāh. Similarly, He does not look towards their lineage nor anc…
A discussion about unity and its correct Islamic context in light of the many calls from partisan politically-minded Islamic groups to unite upon differences (in creed, methodology etc.). Is this even possible? Is this what our messenger (ﷺ) called us to? What did the early Islamic scholars and imāms call to unity upon?
