5. Backbiting is saying mean things about someone
who isn’t there.
We shouldn’t backbite because:
1. It’s not nice
2. We don’t like it if someone says mean things about us
whether it’s in front of us or behind our backs (Story)
3. If we don’t have anything good to say, we shouldn’t say
it
4. What if the person finds out about what you said about
them
6.
7. Shaytan’s way of misguiding us has always been to make slow steps towards
the sin.
For example:
1. All your friends are girls
2. Suddenly you’re paired up with a guy for a project at school
3. That guy becomes your friend
4. Both of you decide you like each other and start going out
5. SIN!
That’s an extreme case. But, when it comes to backbiting, slander, gossip,
etc, Shaytan first makes us judge other people. So let’s not take that first
step at all. Let’s not judge and this is how: