(Annoor) 24 : 16
وَلَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُمْ مَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَٰذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَٰذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ
While hearing it, why didn’t you say: "It is not for us to speak of this; glory is to the Lord Allah; this is a great slander?"
Saying gossip about an innocent believer who testifies Adhikr is as serious as saying something about the Lord Allah without having the Knowledge (Adhikr). Believers are those who are conscious about the Recording Book fastened upon everyone’s neck which will be produced as an Illuminating Spread Open Book for one’s Reckoning as explained in verses 17: 13-14. He will follow the mode of prayer and lifestyle explained in verses 7: 205-206. See explanation 5: 105; 7:26; 22: 8, 65 and 23: 117.