The Ruling on Backbiting Muslims and Backbiting Rulers and Scholars
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on backbiting a Muslim? Is backbiting the general Muslim population equivalent to backbiting rulers and scholars?
Answer:
Backbiting rulers and scholars is more severe than backbiting others. It is more severe than backbiting others, because it is obligatory to advise them, and it is obligatory to obey them in other than disobedience to Allah. And whoever insults, as came in the hadith, it is not permissible to insult the rulers or belittle them in gatherings. If you see a point of criticism there, convey it to them in private between you and them. Yes.
This questioner says: What is the ruling on backbiting a Muslim? Is backbiting the general Muslim population equivalent to backbiting rulers and scholars?
Answer:
Backbiting rulers and scholars is more severe than backbiting others. It is more severe than backbiting others, because it is obligatory to advise them, and it is obligatory to obey them in other than disobedience to Allah. And whoever insults, as came in the hadith,
A ruler or the like of that, whoever insults a ruler, Allah will insult him
أميرا أو نحو من ذلك من أهان أميرا أهانه الله
Source
لقاء مفتوح في جامعة الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية 1439/07/11هـ — af.org.sa (58:26)
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