Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 345a
✧ Hamza with Ta
"أَتدرُون ما الغِيبةُ؟ ذِكرُكَ أخاك بما يكرَهُ، قيل: أَفَرَأيتَ إن كانَ في أخىِ ما أقول؟ قالَ إنْ كانَ فيه ما تقَولُ فقد اغْتَبْتَهُ، وإن لم يَكُنْ فقد بَهَتَّهُ.
Translation
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: Messenger of Allah! What is back-biting? He replied: It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike. He was asked again: Tell me how the matter stands if what I say about my brother is true? He replied: If what you say of him is true, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4874)
Notes
[حم] أحمد [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي عن أبى هريرة
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