Censure of Tattling
The holy Quran censures the malevolent quality of tattling. God says:
Andyieldnottoanymeanswearer,defamer,goingaboutinslander.
Woe to every slander, defamer.
TheProphet(s)said,“ThemostbelovedofyoutoAllaharethebestof
moralitiesandthemodest.Theyarethosewholikeothers’companyand
otherslike them. The most hatefulof youto Allah are those going in
slander,drivingwedgesbetweentheassociates,andsearchingforthein-
nocents’ flaws.”. “For those who refer to a Muslim’s flaw for tattling,
they will be in the hell-fire in the Hereafter.”.
Imam al-Baqir (a) said, “The Paradise is interdicted from the back-
biters and those going about in slander.”.
Imamas-Sadiq(a)said,“ThosewhoconveyadeedofaMuslimforthe
purposeofdebasinganddishonoring,GodwilldismissthemfromHis
guardianship to the Satan’s. The Satan will reject them, too.”.