The Hadith of Ifk: The Slander of A’ishah

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Indeed there is no doubt that the story of Al-Ifk The lie that was forged against the mother of the believers, ʿĀ’ishah alongside being an emotional story, is one that is filled with great benefits for those who reflect upon it.
Our scholars of the past and present have striven to extrapolate points of benefit from it since there are many important lessons to be learned from the incident. It has in it, matters of jurisprudence related to women, matters related to dealing with a non-mahram, manners concerning that which occurs between spouses, manners related to dealing with news and information, manners relating to consultation, issues related to investigating affairs and spying, repentance – and possibly from the most prominent of them; preserving the honour of the Muslim and guarding the tongue against backbiting, slander and eating the flesh of the Muslim.