SPREADING HEARSAY, RUMORS Is A Serious Sin. Verify Information!

Verify Information
Before Sharing!
Spreading Hearsay, Rumors
Is A Serious Sin

People talk about the Sunnah but
live like hypocrites (Munafiqeen).
The Prophet (s.a.w.) lived his life by
the Quran in a simple but righteous way!

(M. Javed Naseem)

The Bible says:
“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God — having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people!” -  (2-Timothy 3:1-5)

We are living in those times!

It is good to share information, spread awareness and educate people with good intentions. But it requires one basic element which is 'authenticity' (or truth). That element springs from a valid research and honest hardwork, not the hearsay! If we do not have complete knowledge about anything, we better keep our mouths shut.

You might think that speaking about something without verification, full or authentic knowledge is a trivial matter. But it is not, and it might have grave consequences. Don’t spread rumors or unverified information! To all those Facebook and Whatsapp preachers, I dare to present the following verse from the Quran. Allah the Almighty warns us:

“Behold, you received it on your tongues,
and said out of your mouths things of which
you had no knowledge; and you thought it
to be a light matter, while it was most
serious in the sight of Allah.”
(al-Quran 24:15)

Allah asks us in the very next verse as to why did we not think of verifying it? Why does it not occur to us that it could be wrong, incorrect or incomplete or not-the-whole truth? We should be very careful in such matters as we might commit slander which is punishable!

“And why did you not, when you heard it, say:
‘It is not right of us to speak of this. Glory to
Allah! This is a most serious slander!'"
(al-Quran 24:16)

There is a group of people who present Islam based on Ahadith, whereas all educated people know that most Ahadith are not truly the word of the Prophet (s.a.w.). They are fabricated. But people with agenda are spending millions of dollars all over the world to encourage the spread of Ahadith instead of the Quran. I don't quote Ahadith except the following:

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said:
“Whoever ascribes to me what I have not said, then let him occupy his place in Hell.” – (Bukhari, Book 3, Ch. 38, No.109).

Ali ibn Abu Talib (r.a.a.) narrated: “The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: Do not tell a lie against me for whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally) then he will surely enter Hell.” – (Bukhari, Book 3, No. 106).

Like all other Ahadith, the above also have no proof or evidence that the Prophet (s.a.w.) actually said that. But I use that for Ahadith lovers. It is true that nobody in the world has any proof or evidence that Prophet (s.a.w.) said what they they claim he said. It is all hearsay; like so and so heard from so and so; he heard it from so and so; and they are all dead. Where is the proof? Books published hundreds of years after the death of the Prophet (s.a.w.) are all based on hearsay without any evidence. Only the Quran is authentic. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) preached Islam through the Quran. Ahadith didn't exist at that time.

We all pretend sometimes, depending on the situation. We think it is a normal thing in our daily life. As a matter of fact, pretending is similar to lying because it is far from the truth. We are actually trying to hide the truth. We are trying to show others what we are not. Shouldn't we call it 'cheating'? In fact, saying one thing and doing something else falls into the definition of hypocrisy. The Almighty God has stated clearly in the Holy Quran that this act is the most hateful in the eyes of the Creator.

“O you who believe! Why do you SAY that
which you don't DO? It is most hateful in
the sight of Allah that you SAY that
which you don't DO.”
(al-Quran 61: 2-3)

I appreciate what people are posting on Facebook to educate others and spread awareness. But to those internet preachers of Islam, I have one question: “Do you practice what you are preaching?” I am sure most of them don't, otherwise there wouldn't be so much trouble in the world, especially in Muslim countries. People talk about trivial things and present them as Sunnah of the Prophet (s.a.w.) but they don't practice the big and more important Sunnahs.

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) lived a very simple life. He never lied in his entire life. He never committed any act of injustice, dishonesty or false preaching. He feared Allah and he lived his entire life according to the Commands of Allah, as per the tenets of the Quran. We don't follow that Sunnah. We don't eat the way our Prophet (s.a.w.) ate – one main meal per day. We don't fast like our Prophet (s.a.w.) did – at least 11-12 days per month. He fasted every Monday, every Thursday, and every 13th, 14th & 15th of the Islamic month! He wore simple clothes and didn't possess more than two dresses, etc., etc. Do we follow those Sunnahs? No, we don't, but we give lectures on Sunnah!

 We are promoting fake, fabricated, unauthentic, weak and unreliable Hadith narrations just to support our own argument or point of view. As a matter of fact, we are promoting those “Jaahil” Sheikhs and self-proclaimed scholars who say that “lying” (falsehood) with good intention is permitted in Islam (while it is NOT permitted in the Quran). We have distorted the face of Islam and we blame non-Muslims for every evil. The evil of hypocrisy prevailing in Muslim countries is a much bigger evil than those evils prevailing in non-Muslim countries.

There are 'professionals' in all religious groups who make money by manipulating religion. Those preachers use God's name and Scriptures to get rich. Here’s what the Bible says about such people:

Titus 1:16
“They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.”

Matthew 23:27-28
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.”
“In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside, you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

1-John 4:20
“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

1-Peter 2:16
“Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.”

Luke 6:46

"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

Mark 7:6
“He replied, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

Muslim leaders of today are not Muslims in the true sense. They are plain hypocrites (Munafiqeen). They are corrupt, crooks and are playing puppets in the hands of their colonial masters just to stay in power. They are responsible for bringing misery, destruction, bloodshed and civil wars in many Muslim countries. They are helping the Zionists to destroy Muslim countries. Their pay-back time will be coming soon.

The Quran says:

“The hypocrites, men and women, (have an
understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and
forbid what is just, and are close with their hands.
They have forgotten Allah; so He has forgotten them.
Verily the hypocrites are rebellious and perverse.”
(al-Quran 9:67)

“Allah has promised the hypocrites men and women,
and the rejecters of Faith, the fire of Hell. Therein shall
they dwell. Sufficient is it for them. For them is the
curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment.”
(al-Quran 9:68)

“The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of
the Hellfire; no helper will you find for them.”
(al-Quran 4:145)

The so-called liberals and Western educated Muslims love to mock Islam and the commands in the Quran. They forget that the Quran is the Word of Allah; you cannot mock it, ridicule it or change it. You must respect it. The atheists, polytheists and the hypocrites (Munafiqeen) love to make fun of Islam or the Muslims, but Allah, the Almighty, has warned them:

“And that He may punish the hypocrites, men
and women, and the Polytheists men and women,
who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is
a round of Evil. The wrath of Allah is on them.
He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them;
and evil is it for a destination.”
(al-Quran 48:6)

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