The Ruling on Speaking About Rulers and Scholars
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Question:
Is speaking about rulers and about students of knowledge and scholars also considered among the sins and transgressions?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is backbiting. This is backbiting, and backbiting is forbidden and a major sin among the major sins, even with regard to ordinary people. So how much more so if the backbiting is of the rulers and the scholars? Its sin is more severe, and its harm is greater. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Is speaking about rulers and about students of knowledge and scholars also considered among the sins and transgressions?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is backbiting. This is backbiting, and backbiting is forbidden and a major sin among the major sins, even with regard to ordinary people. So how much more so if the backbiting is of the rulers and the scholars? Its sin is more severe, and its harm is greater. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-001-أثر الإيمان على الفرد والمجتمع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:37)
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