The Gossip!

A person repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbor.
Within a few days the whole community knew the story.
The person it concerned was deeply hurt and offended.
Later the person responsible for spreading the rumor
learned that it was completely untrue!!!

The person was very sorry...
And went to a wise old man to get some advice and
find out what could be done to repair the damage!
"Go to the marketplace, " said the wise man, "and purchase chicken feathers. Then on your way home drop them one by one along the road."
Although surprised by this piece of advice, the person did whathe was told.
The next day the wise man said, "Now go and collect all the
feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."
The person followed the same road, but unfortunately, the wind had blown the feathers away. After searching for hours; returned with only one feather!
"You see,"said the old man,"it's easy to drop them, but it's impossible to get them back.

So it is with gossip!
It doesn't take much to spread a rumor,
But once you do, you can never
completely undo the wrong."

Prophet Muhammad said :"Do you know what backbiting is?" They said, "God and His Messenger know best." He then said, "It is to say something about your brother that he would dislike." Someone asked him, "But what if what I say is true?" The Messenger of God said, "If what you say about him is true, you are backbiting him, but if it is not true then you have slandered him." (Muslim)

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful.
Quran 49:12

And always remember....
Who Backbites With You Today....
Will Backbite about You Tomorrow....