زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ٨٧ - Dangers of slander

brotherhood is kindness and intimacy, which could never becompatible with slander.

And pointing to those two great faults in the tradition may befor being among the causes of slander, because envy usually isthe source of enmity and spite, and they too in their turn are thesources of slander.

٧- Slander destroys good deedsThis sense is mentioned in different traditions. In a traditionfrom Imam Sadegh A. S. is narrated:.

«الْغِيبَةُ حَرامٌ عَلى‌ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ ... وَ الْغِيبَةُ تَأْكُلُ الْحَسَناتِ كَما تَأْكُلُ النّارُ الْحَطَبَ» ..

Slander is forbidden for each Moslem, and surely slanderdestroys good deeds as the fire destroys wood.. [١]

And it is narrated in a tradition from Prophet S. A.:

«مَنْ كانَتْ لِاخِيهِ عِنْدَهُ مَظْلَمَةٌ فِي عِرْضٍ اوْ مالٍ فَلْيَسْتَحْلِلْها مِنْهُ مِنْ قَبْلِ انْ يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَيْسَ هُنالِكَ دِينارٌ وَ لا دِرْهَمٌ انَّما يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ حَسَناتِهِ فَانْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ اخِذَ مِنْ سَيِّئاتِ صاحِبِهِ فَزِيدَتْ عَلى‌ سَيِّئاتِهِ» ..

One, who is indebted to his religious brother in respect toreputation or wealth, should seek his forgiveness, before that day in which there is not any Drachma and Dinar. In that day, it will be deducted from his good deeds, and if he does not have any good deed, the sins of other party will be added to his sins.. [٢]

Slander destroys good deeds probably because it destroys oneof the greatest spiritual capitals of the one who is slandered about, that is his reputation, honor and social prestige, and since compensation of this" Right of People" is often impossible

[١]Majlessi ,Beharol Anvar ,٧٥٢ /٥٧

[٢]Feise Kashani ,Mohajjatol Beisae ,٣٧٢ /٥