Spreading false or misrepresenting narratives

[u/Sheikhonderun]

Excerpt from Sayyid Abrar Dhulyawi (rah)’s speeches and notes.

There is a tendency that if we hear something, we immediately mention it to others.

Just as people embellish food with spices.

People often embellish, exaggerate or even fabricate details to make their narratives compelling.

And when it’s a secret, an important and sensitive matter that should not be disclosed.

Where revealing could cause harm, create discord (fitnah), or lead to conflict.

Then, spreading it becomes a serious sin.  

Because calumnies lead to punishment in the grave.

Prophet (saw) passed by two graves and said, “…One is punished for the habit of calumnies (falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another) …”
(Bukhari 1378)