The Permissibility of Mentioning the Evil Displayed by an Open Sinner
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The questioner:
It is permissible to backbite an open sinner based on this hadith; the permissibility of backbiting an open sinner is derived from this hadith.
The Shaykh:
Whoever displays evil, there is no blame in mentioning it.
The questioner:
Here, it is only about what is displayed.
The Shaykh:
This applies to what he displays; therefore, one mentions what he has brought forth, and there is no blame in backbiting him.
The questioner:
This is the correct position.
The Shaykh:
This is among the evidence.
It is permissible to backbite an open sinner based on this hadith; the permissibility of backbiting an open sinner is derived from this hadith.
The Shaykh:
Whoever displays evil, there is no blame in mentioning it.
The questioner:
Here, it is only about what is displayed.
The Shaykh:
This applies to what he displays; therefore, one mentions what he has brought forth, and there is no blame in backbiting him.
The questioner:
This is the correct position.
The Shaykh:
This is among the evidence.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب ثناء الناس على الميت : الأحاديث : [ 952 - 953 ] — islamhouse.com (6:15)
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