'Woe to him who talks and lies to make people laugh…woe to him…woe to him.' (Abu Dawood)
5. Jealousy. The Messenger of Allah () said:
'Two traits that will not coexist in one's heart: Iman and envy.' (Saheeh al-Jami)
6. If one has too much time on his hands.
7. One may want to seek the company of the rich and prestigious through this manner.
- Things not considered as 'backbiting' when in fact they are:
1. One may gossip about a certain individual and when he is told that he should not backbite anyone, he will say: 'Listen, I am prepared to say this in front of him!'
2. When an individual is mentioned in a sitting one may say: 'We seek refuge with Allah from not being bashful!' or one may say: 'May Allah overlook the actions of so and so.'
3. When an individual says: 'So and so is afflicted with this and that.'
4. One may consider talking ill or gossiping about a sinner as nothing wrong with it.
*One should be careful not to spread rumors in the community. If one is spreading a rumor do the following:
