What is the ruling on backbiting the deceased; and is it more severe than backbiting the living?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the ruling on backbiting the deceased? And is it more severe than backbiting the living?
Answer:
Yes, the deceased is mentioned for his good deeds, and the virtues of your deceased are not mentioned, because the living person can defend himself and can give permission, but the deceased cannot defend himself and does not give permission for this.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the ruling on backbiting the deceased? And is it more severe than backbiting the living?
Answer:
Yes, the deceased is mentioned for his good deeds, and the virtues of your deceased are not mentioned, because the living person can defend himself and can give permission, but the deceased cannot defend himself and does not give permission for this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1945 -3022] ما حكم غيبة الميت؛ وهل هي أشد من غيبة الحي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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