Surah
Al- Humazah(104)
(The Slanderer)
By
Zinat A. Hamida
Surah Al- Humazah(104)
The Slanderer
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َويل 1– ٍل ُه َمزَ ةٍ لُّ َمزَ ة
ٍِّ َويْلٍ ِّل ُك
Means “beware!” of the punishment or “Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.”
destruction that will befall Humaz and
Lumaz and is taken by the name of the Humaz and Lumaz, are almost synonyms in
valley in the Hell. how they are used. The meaning of these
A valley of Wayl for every slanderer, two words are so similar that it is vice-
backbiter versa.
Humaz Lumaz
is is
Behind the Back
In the Face
Lumazah means eat the flesh of others,
Humazah refers to harm done with one’s
regarding backbiting
tongue
They are harsh in their words, It is also called “Gibbah”
humiliate, mock, and insult others to their face with They say bad things about others behind people’s
belittling nicknames back.
Both words convey the
idea of those people
who slander others in
They do that in order to
public or private.
spread
disagreement
between family and
friends.
According to the previous Surah Al-Asr, our goals are to:
Slipping out from these
Do Be goals leads a person to
Thruth Be find fault in others,
Believe Good
Patient
Deeds ful instead of their own
selves.
The Humaz and Lumaz constantly describe people with flaws:
Are you
No, I am talking
talking about about that really
Attitude of a weak character: that fat girl? annoying one!
According to Muffti Mohammad Safi,
the weak person is the one who
1. Fails to see his or her own
faults.
2. Cover their weaknesses by
finding weakness in others.
3. Only see flaws in others
When a person only sees flaws in others and expresses it to their face or behind their backs…
…they themselves are low in character.
The Angels curse those who slander
Prophet Muhammad(s) said, “Watch out,
others, not only that,
especially for the dua made by THE ONE
Allah says,
who has been wronged.”
Wayl! So…
Backbiting is very serious!
The greatest grief on the Day of
Judgement will be seeing our good deeds
in someone else’s scale
The Complete Description of Humaz and Lumaz
If these following habits show in the speech, attitude or body language of a person, then that
person is a Humaz or a Lumaz.
Superior Arrogant Insensitive Critical Back biting
Having or showing Having or revealing Showing that you Inclined to Saying mean or
a feeling of the sense of one’sٍ do not care about criticize severely spiteful things about
superiority (better own importance or the feelings of other and unfavorably a person behind
than another overly proud of him people their back
person) or herself
Selfish Harsh Disrespectful Vulgar Inconsiderate
Uncontrol Rude and cruel in Showing lack of Making offensive Not thinking about
fulfillment of speech respect or body movements the rights and
one's own courtesy and words feelings of other
wishes, desires, people
or whims
The 3 things to do
The 3 Don’ts 1. Always look for
1. Don’t see the good in
everyone’s flaws others
2. Don’t listen to 2. Avoid gossip and
everything conversation
you’re told that puts others
3. Don’t speak if down
it’s not kind 3. Speak words
with love
Who is a Miser? 2- ُع َّد َدٍه
َ ال َو ٍ الَّ ِّذ
ًٍ ي َج َم ٍَع َم
“Who collects wealth and (continuously) courts it”
Qualities of a Miser
• A Miser piles up wealth and has
excessive love for it.
• He does not spend it for use and
service to those in need.
• He is so attracted in stocking and
counting the wealth that he pays no
attention to death.
It does not occur to him that
soon he will leave the world empty handed
3- ُن َمالَ ٍهُ أ َ ْخلَ َدٍه
ٍَّ َ ب أ
ٍُ س
َ يَ ْح
“He thinks that his wealth will make him live forever”
How Misers think
• Wealth is the highest value of life
and no other value can knock that
down.
• His wealth is God to him. It gives
him power to control people’s
destiny and everything without
exception.
• Hoarding money will extend his This wickedness in him drives him to
life and give him ability to live mock other people’s position and dignity
forever. by………
ridiculing their looks, features, voices and
movements.
ٍَك َّّل َ ن ِّفي ْال ُح
4- ط َم ٍِّة ٍ َّ َك
ٍَّ َّل لَيُنبَذ
Kallah “No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher”
Nabdh, is used when
something useless is
thrown away َ ُح
ٍط َم ِّة
Hutamah
The rich who take great pride in That which smashes or
their position in the world will be break into pieces.
instantly and disrespectfully
thrown into hell on the Day of
Judgement.
That is because, Islam forbids: Quran describes
Mockery, ridiculing others, • These actions as foul and ugly.
finding fault on purpose and • And delivers a strong warning to
hoarding wealth. anyone who indulges in them.
6-ُ َّللا ْال ُموقَ َدة
ِ َار ه
By saying,
“God kindles His fire” ُ ن
“It is the fire of Allah,(eternaly) fueled”
Allah suggests that
• It is an unexceptional, unfamiliar WARNING
sort of fire, full of terror.
• The fire rises over these people,
closes them from all directions,
locks them in and crushes them. The warning draws an image of hell that will
• None can save him; none ask be both mental and physical suffering.
about him.
• Inside he will be tied to a column This strong WARNING expresses not only the
without respect. intensity of the fire, but also reflects Allah’s
wrath towards those who are overly proud
This is the only place in the Quran in which of their richness, and ridicule others.
Hellfire is spoken of as the fire kindle by Allah.
ْاْل َ ْف ِّئ َدٍِّة 7-ٍِّى ْاْل َ ْفئِّ َدة
ٍ َ عل َّ َ الَّتِّي ت
َ ط ِّل ٍُع
Plural form of Fu’ad means, “Which mounts directed at the hearts”
Heart,
not the body part heart, rather it indicates َّ ت
َط ِّل ٍُع
the core of human body, emotion, Has two meanings,
1. To mount up or ascend
belief, intentions that feels pain and 2. To inform
suffering most severely.
Allah describe the Fire in this ayah:
It is not just a fire that burns what it comes into contact with, it will reach the very core of the
culprits and punish them in proportion to the degree of their crime.
It will be more painful than any burning experience in this world.
َ ْعلَ ْي ِّهم ُّمؤ
8-ٍص َدة َ ِّإنَّ َها
“Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon them”
ٍع َمدٍ ُّم َم َّد َدة
َ 9-ٍع َمدٍ ُّم َم َّد َدة
It has several meanings
َ فِّي
1. Gate of Hell will be close and sky-high “In extended columns”
columns will be erected on them.
2. Culprits will be tied to these high columns
3. The flame of the fire will rise to great
heights appearing as though they were
tall columns.
The Quran is the infallible weapon which destroys the evil and shakes the hearts of enemies.
On the other hand, it fills the believers with courage and determination to persevere. It
defends the believers against their enemies’ insults and shows them that Allah knows and
hates what is inflicted on them.
Allah will punish the wrongdoer
This is enough to elevate believers’ souls and make them feel
their position is high above the wicked.
4 facts to do to in order to be forgiven from these Sin:
Exercises: Cut out each picture and place them in the right box below:
Ask Allah’s Ask forgiveness from Mention good about Make dua for the
Forgiveness the person that person to other person being
people harmed.
What are the 3 Don’ts that can help stop us from being Humaz and Lumaz?
Cut out the 3 monkeys and paste them in the box.
1. 2. 3.
What are the 3 things one must do to save oneself from being Humaz and Lumaz?
1. 2. 3.
Vocabularies: Match each word in the left column with its definition in the right:
Humazah- ٍُه َمزَ ة Gather
Jama^a- ع
ٍَ َج َم Fire of Allah
ٍ ََمال
Maal- ُه The one who insults others
ٍ َّ َك
Kalla- ّل The one who backbites
َ ُح
Hutawmah- ط َم ٍِّة His wealth
ِه
Narul Allah -َّللا َار
ُ ن To mount up or ascend
Lumazah - ٍلُّ َمزَ ة Nay!
Tat^taliu – ع َّ ت
ٍُ َط ِّل That which smashes or breaks into pieces
What do Misers think their money will do for them?
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What are the qualities of a Miser:
1. 2. 3.
Write or draw what will happen to the backbiter, slanderer and the miser in the Day of Judgement!!
What should we do to save us from that?
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