Is gossip forbidden in Islam?

Yes!

The backbiter shall not enter heaven.

But none beats the Muslim word in backbiting.

"Who is this scandaluous [woman]?  Look at this lack of modesty! Look at that...hello! hello! and peace be upon you, uncle!"

HEADING: (Gossip on the Slow Melody)

(From clockwise, right to left)

FAMILY OF THE BRIDE

"Who is this austere groom? He hasn't made a dinner buffet!"

"Is it true, if she took the son of Umm Khalid in the Gulf, [the] moneyed and esteemed [one], it would have been better for her?"

"Abu 3üni and Abu 3isäm did not come to the wedding because it's mixed gender...let the groom be pleased, O brother!"

"Did you see the sister of the bride, Mother of the Red [Dress]? She has gone down to stripping and wearing skin-tight and smoking and she has been divorced for only a month! Did you see, my sister?"

FAMILY OF THE GROOM

"Happy you are, my brother! Tomorrow, you will regret, O sweet one!"

"It's unbelievable how the family of the bride has enlightened [the wedding]. They brought all their children, and it says on the card: Bringing children is prohibited."

"How savage! The family of the bride is so vulgar!"

"It's just that the bride is very short and dark and her hairstyle is something to disappoint!"

"Isn't it better if he took the daughter of Umm Saläh, blond and enchanting, hotter than the bride a million times!"

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Today's Muslims preach much and act exactly contrary to much of the Quran and Sunnah. Talk is cheap.