How are the
accounts settled between two humans? Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever has
oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should
beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no
money (to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good
deeds will be taken from him according to his oppression which he has done, and
if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on
him.” [Bukhaari, 3/43/629]
On the Day of
Judgment, the only currency that is accepted is hasanaat. On that day, you will
be willing to give the world and everything in it for one hasanah.
Why would you
backbite against someone or do something else against them? Because you hate
them; they are your enemy. If you think about it – the last thing you want to
do for your enemy is give them your good deeds. So if you don’t like someone:
first ask Allah to take that hatred from your heart and then don’t put yourself
in a position that will end up harming you more. It’s common sense!
It was either
Shafi’ee or Hasan al-Basri, but someone came to them and said, “So and so is
speaking against you.” The Imaam bought some fruits and went to the door of
that person and said, “I heard that you have given me some of your good deeds
and I have no way of paying you back but giving you this gift.”
The Prophet
said, “Oppression will be a darkness on the Day of Resurrection.” [Bukhaari,
3/43/627]
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