Allah Most High says,
“Those who slander chaste secured, and believing women are cursed in
this life and in the hereafter: for them is a grievous chastisement.
On the day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear
witness against them as to their as to their actions.” (24: 23-24)
Allah the Almighty in these verses makes it clear that whosoever
unjustly accuses as chaste free woman of committing adultery is cursed
both in this world and in the hereafter, and deserves grave
chastisement.
The Prophet, too, forbade a man to wrongfully accuse his bondman or
his slave girl of committing adultery.
A person who accuses his maid servant with adultery, will be subjected
to the punishment of slandering on the Day of Judgement unless he
happens to be true”
A lot of ignorant people are indulged in such offenses which procure
the chastisement in this world and in the hereafter.
When a person says something unknowingly right or wrong, it may lead
him to fall down in hell as far away as the distance between the east
and west.
Mu’az b. Jabal asked, “O Messenger of Allah! Will we be called to
account for what we say?” The Prophet answered “May you be lost to
your mother! The people will be thrown with their face.” down, into
the hell only on account of the product of the tongues “i.e. their
talking: ” He who believes in Allah and the Day of Resurrection should
speak well. Otherwise, he should keep silent.”
Allah says,
“Not a word does he utter but there is a vigilant Guardian” (50:18)
‘Uqbah Ibn ‘ Amir once asked the Prophet (pbuh),
“What is the salvation, Allah’s Apostle?” The Prophet said, “Control
your tongue, keep inside your house, and weep (be sorry) for your
sins. And the person farthest from Allah will be the one whose heart
is hard”
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