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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is mentioning a child with what he dislikes considered backbiting?

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Question:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, is mentioning a child with what he dislikes considered backbiting? For this child? Is naming or mentioning a child with what he dislikes considered backbiting for him? Yes.

Answer:
Backbiting is not permissible, not for a child and not for the elderly. It is not permissible to belittle people, not for the young and not for the old. Yes. The child has a right. Yes. The child is more deserving of compassion because he is weak. He is more deserving of compassion and mercy. Yes. Good upbringing. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3925- 4717] هل ذكر الطفل بما يكره يعد غيبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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