The ruling on one who intends to backbite but does not speak it
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Question:
The second question is as follows. The second question: If a person is in the state of backbiting and intends to backbite, but he holds back his tongue, is he punished for the backbiting even if he did not utter it?
Answer:
And my brother, backbiting is forbidden; Allah has prohibited it. He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained backbiting as being Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani). So you must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness; seek forgiveness from the one you backbited, because this is his right. Unless you fear that he will become upset with you and increase his hatred for you, in which case, instead of telling him, you should speak well of him in the gatherings where you backbited him and make du'a for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The second question is as follows. The second question: If a person is in the state of backbiting and intends to backbite, but he holds back his tongue, is he punished for the backbiting even if he did not utter it?
Answer:
And my brother, backbiting is forbidden; Allah has prohibited it. He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:
or backbite each other
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًاIt is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (059) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-22] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:53)
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