Mentioning a person with bad words without naming him: Is it backbiting?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If I mention a person with bad words but without mentioning his name, is this backbiting?
Answer:
What is the benefit in mentioning him? If there is a benefit in mentioning him, and it is the stronger benefit, then there is no harm. But if there is no benefit, there is no need to mention him with bad words, because if you do not mention his name, people will suspect and go in different directions, and they will attribute to your words what they cannot bear, thinking that you mean so-and-so and so-and-so. So do not enter into this matter.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If I mention a person with bad words but without mentioning his name, is this backbiting?
Answer:
What is the benefit in mentioning him? If there is a benefit in mentioning him, and it is the stronger benefit, then there is no harm. But if there is no benefit, there is no need to mention him with bad words, because if you do not mention his name, people will suspect and go in different directions, and they will attribute to your words what they cannot bear, thinking that you mean so-and-so and so-and-so. So do not enter into this matter.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الرهب من مساوئ الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (1:03:01)
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