The Ruling on Silencing the Backbiter from the Perspective of Enjoining Good
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is silencing the one who backbites people a form of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
Answer:
Yes, among the greatest ways of forbidding evil is addressing the one who backbites people. You advise him, warn him, and make him fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You do not remain silent and let him backbite, sitting with him while he does so. It is not permissible except that you advise him and try to prevent him from backbiting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner asks: Is silencing the one who backbites people a form of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
Answer:
Yes, among the greatest ways of forbidding evil is addressing the one who backbites people. You advise him, warn him, and make him fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You do not remain silent and let him backbite, sitting with him while he does so. It is not permissible except that you advise him and try to prevent him from backbiting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : وبين - سبحانه - أن الآمرين بالمعروف والناهين عن المنكر — islamhouse.com (28:45)
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