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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on mentioning a man with what he dislikes without explicitly stating his name

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Backbiting a man and mentioning him with what he dislikes, but without explicitly stating his name, is this permissible?

The Shaykh:
And what is the benefit of this? Backbiting is not permissible except if it leads to a benefit, such as forbidding evil, or establishing a hadd (fixed punishment) on a person who has committed a crime, or the hisbah (public authority) is informed that he has been negligent in prayer, or you complain to the judge saying, "He has wronged me and eaten my right." This is permissible because one cannot reach the truth or remove the evil except through this. Yes.

The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Hind bint 'Utbah said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "Abu Sufyan is a stingy man." She said, "Stingy." The Messenger did not deny this to her. She said, "He does not give me what is sufficient for me and my child,"
He replied, “Take what is enough for you and your son to the extent recognised by the law.”قال خذي ما يكفيك وولدك بالمعروف
Mishkat al-Masabih 3342
. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed her to take from his wealth. Yes, and he accepted her complaint. He did not say, "This is backbiting," because the complainant is in a state of necessity; the complainant is compelled to clarify the injustice his partner has done to him. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:15:29)

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