١٦٦. عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«يَا مَعْشَرَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ قَلْبَهُ! لَا تَغْتَابُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا عَوْرَاتِهِمْ فَإِنَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ يَتَّبِعُ اللّٰهُ عَوْرَتَهُ وَمَنْ يَتَّبِعِ اللّٰهُ عَوْرَتَهُ يَفْضَحْهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ».
166. It is narrated from Abu Barza (r.a.) that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“O community of people, who believed by their tongue, and belief did not enter their hearts, do not back-bite Muslims, and do not search for their faults, for if anyone searches for their faults, Allah will search for his faults, and if Allah searches for the fault of anyone, He disgraces him even in his house.” (Abu Dawud, Adab, 35/4880; Tirmidhi, Birr, 85/2032; Ibn Kathir, Tafsir, IV, 229)