Backbiting of a Dhimmi or a Mustaa'min
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to backbite a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) or a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct)?
Answer:
If there is no benefit in it, but if there is a benefit in warning people about him and advising them against his evil, that is the case even for a Muslim. If a Muslim has evil in him, or has religious innovations (bid'ah), or there is a legal concern regarding him, then people are warned about him. This is not from the category of backbiting; it is from the category of advice. However, if there is no benefit, it is not permissible to speak about people's honor. There must be a predominant benefit. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to backbite a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) or a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct)?
Answer:
If there is no benefit in it, but if there is a benefit in warning people about him and advising them against his evil, that is the case even for a Muslim. If a Muslim has evil in him, or has religious innovations (bid'ah), or there is a legal concern regarding him, then people are warned about him. This is not from the category of backbiting; it is from the category of advice. However, if there is no benefit, it is not permissible to speak about people's honor. There must be a predominant benefit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/64 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (40:40)
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