19. Refraining from Slander

عن عبد اللَّهِ بن مَسْعُودٍ قال إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ألا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ ما العضة هِيَ النَّمِيمَةُ الْقَالَةُ بين الناس

‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (rta) reported that Muhammad (sws) said: “Should I inform you what slander is? It is tale-carrying which sows dissension amongst people.”[1]

[1]. Ibid., vol. 4, 2012, (no. 2606).