THE EVIL OF GHEEBAT

Once a pious man who exercised much caution regarding halaal food invited some people for  meals.  Hadhrat Ibraahim Bin Adham had also been invited. When he reached the house of the host, there was a delay in serving  the  food.  The  host  was  waiting  for  one  more guest to arrive. Someone commented adversely about the absent person. Ibraahim Bin Adham silently left  the gathering. He said to himself: ‘Gheebat is taking place here.’. He severely criticized  and  reprimanded  himself for having attended. He profoundly regretted that he had to listen to gheebat being made of a Muslim. He repented and resolved never to accept such invitations again.