What is the guidance for one who digs into some of the scholars' mistakes and then publishes them among the people under the pretext of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators)?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We find some students of knowledge digging into some of the scholars' mistakes, then publishing them among the people, and saying that this falls under the category of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators). Is his action correct?

Answer:
You have repeated this question. Al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) is for the sanad (chains of narration) of hadith and the narrators. It is not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) for people who do not narrate hadith and have no connection to hadith. This is ghibah (backbiting) and namimah (talebearing); it is not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators). This is ghibah (backbiting) and is not permissible unless this person's harm extends to others and he misleads others. In that case, it is obligatory to clarify his state and warn against him. Yes.