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Hatred for our brother spread world wide
We smile in his face and hide what's inside
Hypocrisy we call it nothing else my dear brother
Clean your heart from it please because we need each other
Gheeba ain't something taken lightly by our Lord
Strange how something like the tongue can become more dangerous than the sword
What do we gain by talking behind his back
What could it be perhaps Imaan that we lack
Claiming that we'll say it in his face makes it none the better
If we can't face him rather write him a letter
But don't make up stories and then let it spread
Because it is compared to eating your brother's flesh when he is dead
Husn-u-zan in our brother is a reality no more
Instead we injure him and cause his heart to be sore
O backbiter do you know that you have an awful smell
It's not my words but instead it was said by the Prophet oh so well
The hadeeth was reported by Imam Ahmad and the narration is sound
If you believe me not at least you know where the hadeeth is to be found
So with these few words we ask Allah to forgive us for what we've done
For a person without sin we find not even one
If we have differences we can clear it up without causing pain
In doing that my dear brother our friendship will remain
Those who commit gheeba will be punished in their grave
Let us think before we talk for the punishment in the grave none of us crave
Albani calssified this hadeeth as authentic in At targheeb wa Tarheeb
And this poem was written by Yusuf Gassiep
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