The Ruling on Warning Against the Callers of Fitnah and the Spreaders of Rumors
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Question:
This is a question that says: The callers of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) are seeking to spread rumors. Is warning people about them and what they do considered ghibah (backbiting)?
Answer:
This is from nasihah (advice); it is not ghibah. This is nasihah: warning about what the people of evil broadcast and making that clear to the people. This is nasihah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
This is a question that says: The callers of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) are seeking to spread rumors. Is warning people about them and what they do considered ghibah (backbiting)?
Answer:
This is from nasihah (advice); it is not ghibah. This is nasihah: warning about what the people of evil broadcast and making that clear to the people. This is nasihah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Religion is nasihah, religion is nasihah, religion is nasihah—three times. We said: For whom, O Messenger of Allah? He said: For Allah, His Book, the Sunnah of His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people.
الدين النصيحة، الدين النصيحة، الدين النصيحة ثلاث مرات، قلنا لمن يا رسول الله؟ قال لله ولكتابه ولسنة رسوله ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهم.
Source
التحذير من دعاة الفتن الذين يسعون لنشر الشائعات ليس من الغيبة — alfawzan.live
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