What is the forbidden backbiting?
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The questioner : What is the forbidden backbiting?
The Shaykh : The forbidden backbiting, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So anything you mention about your brother that he would dislike, whether it concerns his appearance, his creation, or his religion, is backbiting.
The questioner : In his absence, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, in his absence it is backbiting. However, this harm, the harm of backbiting, if it is accompanied by a greater and more significant benefit, then it is not backbiting at that time, but rather advice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is a message from the listener, Inshirah Yusuf, from the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The Shaykh : The forbidden backbiting, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So anything you mention about your brother that he would dislike, whether it concerns his appearance, his creation, or his religion, is backbiting.
The questioner : In his absence, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, in his absence it is backbiting. However, this harm, the harm of backbiting, if it is accompanied by a greater and more significant benefit, then it is not backbiting at that time, but rather advice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is a message from the listener, Inshirah Yusuf, from the Arab Republic of Egypt.