What the Qur'an Says about Honest backbiting | S1 E9 | Shk. Abbas Jaffer | Living the Quran

You think it's just banter with the boys. But what if the Quran is calling it something far more disturbing? In this episode of Living the Quran, Sheikh Abbas Jaffer unpacks one of the most vivid — and unsettling — images in the entire Quran: that backbiting is like chewing the flesh of your dead brother. Most of us don't even realise we're doing it. And the ones who do? We've convinced ourselves it doesn't count. We cover: 🔹 The exact 3-condition definition of backbiting (and why "I'm just telling the truth" doesn't get you off the hook) 🔹 What to actually do when your friend circle starts going south mid-conversation 🔹 The business setting — when does seeking advice about someone cross the line? 🔹 Why As-salamu alaykum carries a responsibility most of us have forgotten 🔹 How our conversations reveal our level of maturity — and how to grow out of it If you've ever sat in a gathering and felt that uneasy feeling — this episode is for you. ───────────────────────── CHAPTERS 00:00 – What does the Quran actually say about backbiting? 00:35 – Introduction & Surah Al-Hujurat 02:51 – What is Riba (backbiting)? The 3-part definition 04:43 – Why we don't even realise we're doing it 05:11 – Social settings: where does the line get crossed? 07:06 – What to do when the conversation turns — practical steps 10:27 – "But I'm telling the truth!" — why that's not a defence 12:26 – Business & workplace: when asking about someone becomes Riba 14:30 – What if the person has changed? Covering the faults of others 16:45 – Seeing our actions for what they truly are 19:44 – A framed verse & the goosebump moment 21:56 – Why Allah uses the image of a dead body specifically 22:45 – The real meaning of As-salamu alaykum 23:49 – How to have fun WITHOUT it turning into backbiting 25:16 – Closing reflections: growing as individuals & as a community ───────────────────────── 📖 Living the Quran | Season 1 · Episode 9 🎙️ Sheikh Abbas Jaffer ───────────────────────── #LivingTheQuran #IslamicReminder #Backbiting #Riba #Quran #SheikhAbbasJaffer #MuslimPodcast