It is well known that the Salaf (the earliest generations) criticized backbiting, so what is the meaning of Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “So tell the stories”?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It is well known that the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) criticized backbiting.
Answer:
So what is the interpretation of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “So tell the stories”? The intended meaning is that the backbiting that is prohibited and criticized is that which is not established or is lying. As for truthful stories, valid stories, that is a good thing. [The purpose is] perhaps so that they may remember. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It is well known that the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) criticized backbiting.
Answer:
So what is the interpretation of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “So tell the stories”? The intended meaning is that the backbiting that is prohibited and criticized is that which is not established or is lying. As for truthful stories, valid stories, that is a good thing. [The purpose is] perhaps so that they may remember. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [529 /641] من المعلوم أن السلف قد ذموا القصاص، فما معنى قوله تعالى (فاقصص القصص)؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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