August 29,2026
True or False: We should express gratitude not only to Allah but also to people who help and support us
True
What is backbiting
The Promised Messiah explains that anything which may be said in the presence of a person and would be unpleasant to him becomes part of backbiting when said in the absence of that person.
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I advised that one should abstain from being too curious about the lives of other people because that leads to backbiting.
“Complaining is also a form of backbiting. Because once mutual friends start sharing complaints during gatherings, these complaints gradually increase. Then, a habit of backbiting forms. Therefore, even the slightest hint of backbiting should be avoided.”
What is suspicion
Suspicion is a feeling or thought that something is possible.
True or False: Showing gratitude is only necessary when someone gives us something material.
False
What is gossiping.
Gossiping means spreading rumors or personal information about someone without their consent.
Hazrat Aisha(ra) mentioned to Holy Prophet(saw) about someone that she was short. Is this backbiting? Yes or No
Holy Prophet(saw) said that Yes this was also backbiting
What is Slander
Making false and damaging statements about someone. When you defame someone’s character.
Promised Messiah(as) reviewed a revelation regarding what amount of money would be received ?
21 rupees
Average time a person spends gossiping daily
It ok if I do not take part in backbiting but just listen to such a conversation. True or False
False
“Backbiting itself is not only wrong… but listening to backbiting is also wrong. Because those who listen to backbiting, they provoke backbiting… So, a believer should be careful that if someone backbites about their brother in their presence, they should reject it. Meaning, they should respond with an answer. They should have reasons to reject it. So, present them and if they don’t know how to reject it and don’t understand it, then stop the backbiter… and if they don’t stop, then stand up and leave from there.”
Khutbat-e-Mahmud, Vol.6, p.530
What are the possible negative effects of gossiping on the person about whom people are talking.
misunderstanding, stress
social isolation
erosion of trust
disunity
How did the Promised Messiah(as) express gratitude to Allah as he was writing Lecture Sialkot.
He would fall prostrate while writing it when Allah opened up any matter in his mind.
What is backbiting in the Quran equated to?
“And spy not, nor back-bite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his brother who is dead? Certainly, you would loathe it. And fear Allah, surely, Allah is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.” [49:13]
What did the Promised messiah(as) say about suspicion and thinking ill of others.
“The mischief starts when a person indulges in false suspicions and doubts. If a person thinks well in every situation, he is bestowed the capacity to achieve good. A mistake at the very start makes it difficult to reach the goal. Thinking ill of another is a great vice which deprives a person of many opportunities of doing good and which goes on mounting till a person begins to think ill of God Almighty.”
Malfoozat, Vol. II, p. 107
Which verse of Surah Falaq refers to these habits? Please explain
Verse 5
When you engage in gossip, backbiting, suspicion, or slander you become the “whisperers of evil suggestions who cause…friendships to break down, and who inspire people with a spirit of defiance of established authority…and thus seek to create discord and dissension in the Muslim Community” [Five Volume Commentary]
How many signs did the Promised Messiah(as) say were shown in his favor.
100,000,000
Give 2 harmful consequences of backbiting
Erases your good deeds
The Prophet Muhammad (sa) stated, “On the Day of Judgment, every person will be given their record of deeds. They will read it and say, O my Lord! I had performed such and such good deeds in the world, but they are not here!’
Breaks your fast in ramadan
Give 2 harmful consequences of backbiting
1. Can waste our paradise
“Which wise person then, for a fleeting pleasure, for a worldly thing, for a little enjoyment, would waste their paradise?” Friday Sermon December 26, 2003
Hadith- In Paradise, there will be an abundance of poor people, whereas in Hell, an abundance of women. Some vices are more common among women, such as vanity, superiority complex, backbiting, rivalry, etc.
2. Destroy the peace of society
“Backbiting is also a form of cruelty which attacks the honour of others. Then, the person regarding whom the backbiting was done will speak about the weaknesses of the backbiter, or they come face to face and fight.
What does Chaper 24 say regarding these habits
“When you received it and then talked about it with your tongues, and you uttered with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge, and you thought it to be a light matter, while in the sight of Allah it was a grievous thing.” [24:16]
- These evils are moral sins which are, unfortunately committed light-heartedly, but which produce very grievous results. Every sin is a deadly poison which a true believer must avoid. [Five Volume Commentary]