A woman spreads her husband's secrets and falsely claims he beat her and did not provide for her
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, H.F.A. from 'Ar'ar, says: What is your honorable view on a wife who spreads her husband's secrets and complains to people that he beats her, does not respect her, does not provide for her, and does not fulfill her household requests, when all of this is the opposite of the reality? In fact, he provides her with everything she asks for, and even more than that, but she is the one spreading these false rumors, until people came to hate her husband and his family. What is your view on this? And is there any guidance for such a woman? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is forbidden backbiting, to lie about her husband and speak about his honor while he is absent. This is forbidden backbiting by the Book and the Sunnah, especially backbiting about a husband. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 16:59 Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) What was mentioned in the question is of the second type of slander, because she lies about her husband in what she says about him while he is absent. This is a great sin and ugly backbiting, so she must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner, H.F.A. from 'Ar'ar, says: What is your honorable view on a wife who spreads her husband's secrets and complains to people that he beats her, does not respect her, does not provide for her, and does not fulfill her household requests, when all of this is the opposite of the reality? In fact, he provides her with everything she asks for, and even more than that, but she is the one spreading these false rumors, until people came to hate her husband and his family. What is your view on this? And is there any guidance for such a woman? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
This is forbidden backbiting, to lie about her husband and speak about his honor while he is absent. This is forbidden backbiting by the Book and the Sunnah, especially backbiting about a husband. Allah the Exalted said:
or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ(ﷺ) asked, “Do you know what backbiting is?” They replied, `Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) know best.’ He said, “It is saying something about your brother which he dislikes.” Someone asked, ‘Supposing that what I said about my brother was true?’ and the
صلى الله عليه وسلم الغيبة ذكرك أخاك بما يكره. قالوا يا رسول الله أرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول؟ قال إنIf what you say of him is true, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him.
كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5528- امرأة تنشر أسرار زوجها وتدعي كذبا ضربه لها وعدم إنفاقه عليها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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