Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has said: “Whoever conceals the faults of any other Muslim Allah will conceal his faults in this life and the Hereafter.” This means that when a Muslim sees another Muslim doing something wrong, he should not disclose to other people. It does not mean that he does not reject what that Muslim did, but he keeps it between him and the wrong doer. When a Muslim observes or discover a mistake or a fault in his Muslim brother, he or she should conceal it and not publish it. If necessary, he/she should advise him/her secretly and avoid disgracing him publicly. From the Hadith, we understand that whoever discloses the faults and mistakes of other Muslims, Allah will disclose his mistakes. Talking about other people’s short comings and mistakes and disclosing their faults is one of the qualities of a hypocrite, who is not a true believer. So every Muslim should try to avoid this evil habit. A Muslim must avoid harming other Muslims. Almighty Allah has said in the Qur’an: “And those who annoy the believing men and the believing women undeservedly, they bear guilt and a manifest sin.”
Harming other people with one’s tongue includes such as backbiting, storytelling, abuse etc. A Muslim’s good deeds will not benefit him so long as he continues to harm other people. Those who harm people with their hands and tongues, they are the real bankrupt.
Prophet (SAW) has said: “A true Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe.” Harming people could take place through the hand and through the tongue. Harming other people with one’s tongue includes such as backbiting, storytelling, abuse etc. A Muslim’s good deeds will not benefit him so long as he continues to harm other people. Those who harm people with their hands and tongues, they are the real bankrupt, Once Prophet (SAW) said to His companions: “Do you know who is a bankrupt?” They answered: ‘A bankrupt among us is one who has no money or property.” He (SAW)said: “A bankrupt from amongst my community is one who come on the Day of Judgment with prayer, fasting, Zakat but he had abused the person, slandered the person, taken the property of the person, and had spilled the blood of the person, and had beaten the person. The person whom he had offended will be given some of the Hasanat (marks) of his good deeds, and the person will be given some of the marks of his good deeds and so on. When all his good marks have finished and has no more to pay his debt, some of the bad deeds of the people whom he had wronged will be thrown on him, and he will be thrown into the Hell fire.” May Almighty Allah save us from these types of bad habits always (Aameen!).
