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101 101 101 101 101 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION 12. Against Backbiting Al gheebatu ashaddu minal qatli Backbiting is worse than killing Backbiting means speaking ill of someone who is absent and, therefore, unable to de- fend himself against what is being said about him. The Holy Qur'an (49:13) prohibits backbiting, and equates it with the incon- ceivably vile act of eating the flesh of one’s dead brother. It is obvious that one would be extremely repelled at the mere thought of it. 13. Persistence in Prayer Tark-uddu`aa’i ma`si-yatun It is a sin to abandon praying. The Holy Qur'an (25:78) says, “Say to the disbelievers: What would my Lord care for you, were it not for your prayers. ” It is obvious, therefore, that mankind is con- stantly in need of praying to God. There is no substitute for that. The Holy Qur'an (19:66) says, “So worship Him alone and be steadfast in His service. ” 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 A A A A A H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H — A — A — A — A — A H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H C C C C C O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N TA R A R A R A R A RY Y Y Y Y