Slander and Defamation (Hammaz and Lammaz) in the Holy Quran

﴿وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ﴾ [Al-Mu’minūn: 97]

(97) And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,

Surah: Al-Mu’minūn - Verse: 97 - Juz: 18 - Page: 348

﴿يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا يَسۡخَرۡ قَوۡمٞ مِّن قَوۡمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُواْ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا نِسَآءٞ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُنَّۖ وَلَا تَلۡمِزُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَلَا تَنَابَزُواْ بِٱلۡأَلۡقَٰبِۖ بِئۡسَ ٱلِٱسۡمُ ٱلۡفُسُوقُ بَعۡدَ ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِۚ وَمَن لَّمۡ يَتُبۡ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴾ [Al-Ḥujurāt: 11]

(11) O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

Surah: Al-Ḥujurāt - Verse: 11 - Juz: 26 - Page: 516

﴿ وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ * ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالٗا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴾ [Al-Humazah: 1-2]

(1) Woe to every scorner and mocker

(2) Who collects wealth and [continuously] counts it.

Surah: Al-Humazah - Verse: 1-2 - Juz: 30 - Page: 601