It is reported that ‘Abd Al-Rahmān b. Mahdī (Allāh have mercy on him) said, “If it were not for
the fact I hate that Allaah is disobeyed, I would have wished that no one
remain in this city except that he had spoken ill of me & backbitten me;
for what is nicer than a good deed a man finds in his records on the Day of
Resurrection without having done a thing or even having known?”
Notes
This is a reference to a person who
has been backbitten receiving good deeds on the Day of Judgment from the person
who backbit him & didn’t repent & make amends, as mentioned in some
narrations from the Prophet (Allaah’s peace & blessings be upon him).
The narration reminds us of the dire consequences of backbiting others: your
good deeds may go to them if you don’t repent & make up for what you have
done. It also provides assurance for those who have been backbitten: if left
wronged in this life, they will be given good deeds in the Hereafter as
compensation & justice will be done.
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