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The Prohibition against Two People Conversing to the Exclusion of a Third without His Permission

Secret counsels (held for other reasons) are only (a provocation) from Satan. (al-Mujadilah 58:10) 768. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When there are three together, two should not speak privately

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Forbidding Muslims Disassociating Themselves from One Another for More than Three Day

The believers are but brothers, so make peace between your brothers. (al-Hujurat 49:10) Do not help one another in sinful, iniquitous acts and hostility; (in all your actions) (al-Maedah 5:2) 765. Abu Ayyub, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace an

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The Prohibition against Using a Gift to Cause a Sense of Indebtedness

Those who spend their wealth in Allah’s cause and then do not follow up what they have spent with putting (the receiver) under obligation and taunting, their reward is with their Lord (al-Baqarah 2:264) O you who believe! Render not vain your almsgiving by putting (the receiver) under

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Prohibition against Despising Muslims and Deceiving Them

O you who believe! Let not some people among you deride another people; it may be that the latter are better than the former. Nor let some women deride other women; it may be that the latter are better than the former. Nor defame one another (and provoke the same for yourselves in ret

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The Prohibition against Spying

Do not spy (on one another) (al-Hujurat 49:12) Those who affront believing men and believing women without their having done any wrong to deserve it, they have surely burdened themselves with calumny and a blatant sin. (al-Ahzab 33:58) 756. Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, r

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The Prohibition against Envy

Or do they envy others for what Allah granted them out of His grace and bounty? (an-Nisa 4:54) 755. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Beware of envy. Envy devours good actions as fire devours wood” (or he sai

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The Prohibition against Lying

Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge (whether it is good or bad). (al-Isra 17:36) (Those true servants of the All-Merciful are they) who do not take part in, or bear witness to, any vanity or falsehood (and who will not deem anything true unless they know it to be so for

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The Censure of Being Two-Faced

They strive to hide (their evil deeds) from people, but they do not strive to hide from Allah, whereas He is always with them whenever they hold night counsels (and spread false rumors and slanders) displeasing to Him. Allah indeed encompasses (with His Knowledge, Seeing, Hearing and

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The Prohibition against Backbiting and the Command to Guard the Tongue

Do not spy (on one another), nor backbite (against one another). Would any of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it! Keep from disobedience to Allah in reverence for Him and piety. Surely Allah is One Who truly returns repentance with liberal forgiveness an

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