ITS LIKE EATING FLESH OF HIS DEAD BROTHER- GOSSIP

The Quran states:

Nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the
flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...[Holy Quran: Hujurat: 49:12]

The Prophet (Pbuh) said:

Gossip will ruin a Muslim's religion faster than food gets digested in his stomach
[Vasa'il, v.72, p.152]

He also said:
I admonish you against gossiping as it is worse than fornication [Bihar al-Anwar,
V.75, p.222]

The Prophet (Pbuh) said:

On the Night of Ascension, I saw some people who were peeling off their skin of
their face with their nails, I asked Gabriel who they were. He said they are the
ones who gossiped. [Mizan al-Hikmat, v.7, pp.332-333].

The Prophet (Pbuh) said:

God has forbidden gossiping, as he has forbidden harming a Muslim's property
or life. [Ibid]. The Commander of the Faithful said:

Gossiping is a sign of hypocrisy.[Ibid]

He also said:

Gossiping about the good people is one of the most wicked acts.[Ibid]

The seventh Imam said:

One who gossips about his believing brothers is deprived of God’s Mercy [Bihar
al-Anwar, V.77, p.117]

The Master of the Martyrs (Imam Husayn) told a man who was gossiping:
Protect yourself from gossip as it is the food for the dogs in the Hell [Bihar al-
Anwar, v.78, p.117].

In fact, there is no reason to gossip about a lustful, oppressive ruler or one who is
already an evil-doer. [Bihar al-Anwar, V.75, p.253]
The Commander of the Faithful has said:
One who listens to another who gossips is similar to one who gossips [Mizan al-
Hikmat, V.7, p.352].

There is also a tradition from the Prophet (Pbuh) related to not listening to
gossip:
God will protect whoever defends the honor of his Muslim brothers in front of
one who gossips, from the Fire of Hell. [Mizan al-Hikmat, v.7, p.353].