The Ruling on Backbiting and Talebearing
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
This man says, may Allah reward you, our Shaykh: There are those who engage in backbiting and speaking about the honor of people, especially those in authority, scholars, and other brothers who may differ with them on some matters. What is your guidance for these people? And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[Al-Hashr 59:10]
Answer:
Backbiting and talebearing are forbidden in the Book and the Sunnah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] and He said: [Al-Qalam 68:10-11]. As for talebearing, do not obey this one or that one. If one is known for this, he should be given sincere advice. If he accepts the advice and abandons this path he is following, that is well. Otherwise, he must be warned against and reported to the authorities so that Muslims are safe from his evil. Yes.
This man says, may Allah reward you, our Shaykh: There are those who engage in backbiting and speaking about the honor of people, especially those in authority, scholars, and other brothers who may differ with them on some matters. What is your guidance for these people? And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواAnswer:
Backbiting and talebearing are forbidden in the Book and the Sunnah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, 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(10) And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer (11) [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ
Source
موقف المسلم من الفتن 08-03-1439هـ. — af.org.sa (48:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.