»The surah that opens with a threat of impending affliction and grief to The Scandal-monger or the slanderous reviler, one who, in greediness of wealth and acclaim, defames others. It takes its name from “the slanderer” (humazah) mentioned in verse 1. The surah condemns the greedy backbiter and gives a description of Hell.«

The surah is also known as The Backbiter, The Gossipmonger, The Slanderer, The Slanderous Reviler