Imam Sadiq (as) said “Beware of three (kinds of) people. The dishonest and the zaloom (the most oppressor, tyrant cruel) and the gossiper. Because the dishonest (who) is committing dishonesty to your benefit will (tomorrow) commit dishonesty with you, the one who is being cruel for your benefit will (tomorrow) commit excess and oppression against you, and the person who culminates people, tells tales and back bites people before you, will (tomorrow) back bite you.”[i]

[i] TUHFUL AQOOL P 316

Imam Sadiq (as) said “Indeed when the sin is committed by a servant secretly, it does not harm but the one who commits it. Where as, if it is committed openly and conspicuously and a restraint is not put upon it then it harms the general public.”[i]

[i] QARB UL ASNAD, P 26