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Abu Hurairah said: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

حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة القعنبي، حدثنا عبد العزيز، - يعني ابن محمد - عن العلاء، عن ابيه، عن ابي هريرة، انه قيل يا رسول الله ما الغيبة قال " ذكرك اخاك بما يكره " . قيل افرايت ان كان في اخي ما اقول قال " ان كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته وان لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته