EXPOSING
SHORT COMING OF OTHERS
“And
yield not to any mean swearer. Defamer, going out with slander”.
(Al-Qalam:10-11)
There
was once a wise man, who, after a very long time met his friend.While
they were both chatting, his friend said,
“Do you know so and so (name of a person) whom
you always considered as your best friend? Well, he has been speaking
ill about you to others”
The wise man neither considered this
information useful nor was he impressed by itsw conveyor. He just looked
at his friend and said,
“You have committed three acts of evil and
treachery. Firstly, you have displeased my heart against a brother in
faith. Secondly, you have unduly diverted my heart and made it occupied
with something unpleasant. And thirdly, you have lowered yourself in my
eyes and proved wicked by exposing others”.
In the verses of Sura al-Qalam mentioned above, generally teaches us not
to pay attention to a type of mean and lowly people who always engage in
defaming and exposing faults of others, even to the extent of slandering
– fabricating defects against others.
Imam Ali
bin Abi Talib (as) has said,
“The worst of the people are those who do not
forgive errors and do not cover up short-comings of others”.
The vice and bad habit of exposing the short-coming and defects of
others is caused by jealousy and hostility. It leads to the spread of
corruption and enmity among people. It causes ill-feeling and disunity
in a society or even at home within ones own family.
And this
why the habit of covering defects of others has been praised and
encouraged in Islam. Imam Ali (as) guides us with the following words:
“Keep silent and cover up (short-comings of
people) so that you remain secured and safe”
“One who covers up (short-comings) of a Muslim,
Allah would reward him by covering him up in this world and in the
hereafter”
Quite often the
one with big mouth in fault-finding and exposing others, has in his own
self such sins and defects as to require much attention in rectifying
before his concern for others. Thus Imam Ali (as) suggests;
“Whoever is inquisitive about the defects of
others, should commence this and do first with his own self”.
The Imam (as)
warning people against friendship of such people further says:
“Refrain from associating with the fault-finders because their friends
too, cannot remain safe from their harm”.
IMPORTANT JUMU’AH MASA-EL
Normally in the
west and especially during winter time some communities delay in holding
Friday Prayers. This is mainly due to time and distance problem
mu’mineen experience.It is therefore essential to note that the time of
Jumu’ah is the earliest part of Dhuhr. If the prayer is delayed, then
the time for Jumu’ah prayer will be over and Dhuhr will have to be
prayed.
Kindly refer to the Mas-ala no.740 from Islamic Laws in accordance to
the ruling of His Eminence Ayatullah as-Seestani.
The time of Jumu’ah prayers should have set
in. And that means that the midday time should have begun to decline.
The time for Namaze Jumu’ah is the earliest part of Dhuhr. If it is very
much delayed, then Namaze Jumu’ah time will be over, and Dhuhr Namaz
will have to be prayed.
So please ensure that
you say your Dhuhr.
Released by:
Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk |