THE HURT THAT BACKBITING CAUSES.
Slow motion smiles as I enter the room, a falseness I know too well.
Reluctant hand shakes and words of crap no salesman can sell.
Heavy air with lies that float around.
Not ever given the chance to settle to the ground.
No wisdom to be heard from the mouths that utter constant senseless talk.
The lines are learned by heart by now, they slander but can't take that walk.
They speak of how thin one is and how fat the other.
How shy she sits and how she has no mother.
How that one can't cook, and that one can't clean.
How that one there, has the cheapest clothes they've ever seen.
They spend valuable time on matters not their own.
Holding on to the weak like a dog and his bone.
The hurt that they cause and the stares they display,
The hearts that the break with the words that they say.
The rumors and pain will spin on forever,
Just cuz they thought they were stronger and clever.
Not knowing that the one who has such qualities within,
are sentenced to a life alone and reflecting their sin.
Their words will fade as the years drag by,
but their deeds will shape them till they die.
They will feel the shame some day, Their smirking days will haunt their mind.
The ones who they talked so rudely of, to their suffering will be blind.
I only hope that people, can learn to take a stand,
when someone else is hurting, to just take them by the hand.
And when a soul is falling, The last thing that it needs.
Is some idiot person planting, rumors heartless seeds.
Every one has a low point, something to shake their pride.
So try a little respect next time, before you take 'talks' ride.
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Abu Moosa Al-Ash’aree said, “I asked the Messenger of Allah: Who is the best Muslim? The Messenger of Allah replied, “He is the one from whom Muslims are safe from the evil of his tongue and hands.” (Muslim)
Beware of slipping of your tongues and do not give it free hand to wreak havoc on you. For free tongue destroys its owner and causes him calamities and evils.
See, we talk about others, exposing them and Allah gives us a taste of our own medicine - exposing us. Which of us has no secret which would harm us if exposed? Who among us can afford to risk this punishment? Allah Protect us form his Wrath.
We have to be very careful. Remember, on the day of Judgement, Allah may forgive us the sins we committed against Him, but He will not take away our rights as individuals. A person will have the right to take our good deeds or even give us their bad deeds because of crimes we have committed against them. One of these crimes is gheebah, where we sacrifice the honor of our brothers and sisters.
Let's reflect on this. Here we are. We thought we were doing good. We prayed. We fasted. We worked hard on doing good deeds. Yet, there we will be on the day of Judgement. We will have survived all of the horrible trials, the judgement, the bridge and the huge thorns which snatch us according to our deeds and throws us into Hell. (Sahih Bukhari: Volume 8, Book 76, Number 577). We will have been through all this, only to lose all our good deeds because we could not or would not control our tongue.
On this day, we will stand there and be asked by those whom we harmed for their rights. A person whom we have backbitten may take that one crucial deed that means Heaven or Hell. How many deeds can you afford to GIVE away? Personally, I don't feel that I can spare one.
Salam.
Ubuntu...
thanks for the educational comment and I appreciate the info you share here....peace
OUCH!!
Nice write madam repenter i agree with one million percent about these phony relationships who come to bite us in the arse,,, i don't care if it's a love bite or a mosquito bite because they both hurt damnit!.. thanx madam ~BRYCE
Sir Bryce.....
thanks for reading and commenting, glad u liked it and could get what I mean.....peace Sir Bryce.
Ahhh my friend
The word is so much mightier then the sword.Words and sword have the same 5 letters and can cause as much damage.I love your write,and the point was well taken.
Gloria
Hey Gloria, long time , no see!
thank you for reading and commenting and I agree with you about the sword point.
that reminds me of something alot of people say about Islam, that it was spread by the sword, in fact, it was spread by a more powerful thing, words......words make or break man.....and words can change the world for better or for worse....thanks for popping in Gloria.peace
very true
well said, it's hard to stand tall when being the subject of gossip. Whether founded or unfounded, best thing to do is not to hide or at least not much. good write. raskin
Raskin, thanks ....
yep, that feeling of knowing the finger is wrongly pointed in your direction is a feeling I wouldnt wish for my worst enemy.....pure injustice whether or not, like you said, is founded or not.....who made anyone our judge! and why do people feel they have the right to talk bout something that aint their business?.....thanks for reading, peace
entertainment
simple as that, it hurts at times but after awhile it's just talk. It's tough if it hurts my kids I'm generally pretty good at protecting them. Good subject you wrote about, I think sometimes when gossip is going on there is a detachment and the people doing the judging loose sight of the real people involved and the imperfections, we are just trying to muddle through as best we can. raskin
raskin...
yes you are exactly right.....a detachment and loss of sight, and simply not realizing what damage their pointless talking is really doing to the one they are backbiting......thanks for reading and the review, appreciate it...peace