نام کتاب : زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق نویسنده : مكارم شيرازى، ناصر جلد : 1 صفحه : 93
Limits and types of slander
1- Types of slanderAlthough, at the beginning it
seems that slander is the samementioning hidden faults of others by tongue, but
considering its main criterion, it is clarified that slander is an extensive
and general concept in view of ethics, including expressing this sense by any
means, such as saying, writing, referring and or imitation.
As it is narrated in a tradition: a woman came to ProphetS. A. When she
went, Ayesheh referred to her little height by herhand. The Prophet S. A. said:
You slandered about her.. [1]
And it is mentioned in another tradition that Ayeshehimitated a woman, and
the Prophet S. A. prohibited her.. [2]
It is deduced hereby that when criticizing the thoughts ofothers in the
writings, it should be discussed in such a way to avoid slander. When caviling
and criticizing the speech of someone, there are often interpretations which
are clear senses of slander, disapprobation, mockery, insultation and or
humiliation, for example when it is told that phrase is" null by necessity"
or" funny" or" childish" or" unwisely", unless
its owner is not clear and or humiliating and slandering about him is permitted.
On the other hand, sometimes a man says a speechfi guratively, but there
are some evidences that the other party understands. This too is among the
senses of slander. Forexample when it is said: Today I was in the meeting,
andsomeone told so, while the listener knows in which meeting hehas been.