There is no backbiting for an open sinner
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is there an authentic hadith stating that there is no backbiting for an open sinner?
Answer:
This is the people's saying. Backbiting is not permissible. As long as the open sinner is a Muslim, it is not permissible to backbite him. The open sinner is a Muslim, and it is not permissible to backbite a Muslim. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is there an authentic hadith stating that there is no backbiting for an open sinner?
Answer:
This is the people's saying. Backbiting is not permissible. As long as the open sinner is a Muslim, it is not permissible to backbite him. The open sinner is a Muslim, and it is not permissible to backbite a Muslim. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (1:09:05)
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