A person may speak a word which Allah, the Almighty, loves and is pleased with, like advising, directing, or teaching others, and he does not realize the level it reaches in terms of the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty, and because of that word Allah raises him to lofty ranks. Likewise, a person may speak a word that displeases Allah, such as backbiting, gossip, and slander, and it causes him to fall into Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection.

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• Woe to him who speaks and tells lies so as to make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him!
• Who is that who swears that I will not forgive so-and-so? Indeed, I have forgiven him and rendered worthless your deeds
• Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "It is to say of your brother what he dislikes
• An oath is a means for selling a commodity and a means for destroying the profit