Sins of the Ears

Among the sins of the ear are:

1. To eavesdrop or listening to private conversations
2. To listen to the flute, lute, and/or the rest of the unlawful sounds
3. To listen to gossip about a Muslim that he hates to be said [ghibah], talebearing to stir up enmity among Muslims [namimah], and/or the like. One is not sinful if one hears this involuntarily and hates it, but if one is able to, then one must renounce it

And Allah and His Messenger know best!