The Ruling on Backbiting Singers by Name
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to backbite singers by name, and to curse and insult them?
Answer:
It is obligatory to warn people against songs and their singers. Naming them specifically is only done when there is a need; if there is a need, it is specified. However, if there is no need, one should warn against songs and singers in general, and explain the bad consequences that result from these matters, even if there are no bad intentions behind them. The time of the Muslim is long. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to backbite singers by name, and to curse and insult them?
Answer:
It is obligatory to warn people against songs and their singers. Naming them specifically is only done when there is a need; if there is a need, it is specified. However, if there is no need, one should warn against songs and singers in general, and explain the bad consequences that result from these matters, even if there are no bad intentions behind them. The time of the Muslim is long. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 58 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / وبناؤها اللبنات من ذهب / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:06)
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