We often do a major disservice to Allah by judging sins via our own fallible standards; this can cause minor sins to amplify into major ones.
Browsing: BACKBITING
The Prophet certified the first three generations as being the “best”. He said: “The best people are my generation, and then those who came after them, and then those who came after them”.
Notice the power of the Qur’anic image. The backbiter is ‘consuming the flesh’ by eating into their victim’s presence and honour. The victim is his or her ‘brother’ (or sister) in Islam. And it is ‘in a state of his (or her) death’ since they are absent and cannot defend themselves.
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