Assalamu alaykum WarahmatulLah Wabarakatuhu

_*An eloquent admonition*_

A person may pray with khushoo (concentration and fear of Allah) and end up with zero rewards on the Day of Judgment.

A person could give half his wealth in charity yet end up with zero rewards on the day of judgment.

And you could be Fasting during a very hot day and standing in Prayer at night, yet still end up with zero rewards on the day of judgment.

*How can this be possible, you may ask?!!!*

Abdullah Bin Mubarak said:

"i said to Sufyan Al-Thauri:

"Abu Hanifa never backbites backbites the people, I have never seen him backbite even his enemies" and Sufyan replied:

"By Allah he (Abu-Hanifa) is wiser than to allow his good deeds to be destroyed by backbiting."

Al-Shirazi said:

"My Father and I were awake at night (in worship) while other people slept and I said:

"Why don't these people get up and pray two units of Salah! and My Father replied: "My Son it would be better for you to sleep than to backbite the People".

Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali said:

"Backbiting is the missile that destroys good deeds, and the one who back bites is like a person who makes a catapult, then uses it to throw away his good deeds left and right."

Umar Bn Abdul-Aziz said:

"We lived with The Salaf (pious predecessors) and they all considered fasting and praying a lesser form of worship than abstaining from backbiting.

A person who stands in prayer at night and fasts during the day, if he does not hold his tongue (from back biting), he will be resurrected (destitute) without a single good deed on the day of judgment. ((*So awake and take heed and repent to your Lord, Allahu Azza Wa Jall))*

I remind myself and my loved ones lest we lose our good deeds....

May Allah Grant Us Ability To Refrain From Backbiting And Forgive All Our Sin.

Allahumma Amin.
Jumma'a Mubarak