SEVERE PUNISHMENT FOR GHEEBAT

Faqeeh Abul Hasan Ali Bin Farhoon Qurtubi (rahmatullah alayh) narrated that once he saw his deceased uncle in a dream. His uncle appeared exhausted and in a bad condition. He asked: “O my uncle! How did you fare by Allah?” His uncle answered: “Everything was overlooked, but gheebat (back-biting and gossip). To this day I am apprehended for this. Until today I have not been forgiven for this. Save yourself from gheebat, for the punishment for that is the severest.”