| 23 Tafsir jalalayn Woe waylun; an expression implying chastisement to every backbiter, [who is a] slanderer, frequently engaging in backbiting and slander, that is to say, defamation -- this was revealed regarding those who slandered the Prophet s and the believers, the likes of Umayya b | |
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| Al-Hammaz refers to slander by speech, and Al-Lammaz refers to slander by action | This means that the person finds fault with people and belittles them |
" Mujahid said, " Al-Humazah is with the hand and the eye, and Al-Lumazah is with the tongue.
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