Is it considered backbiting if female students talk about some of the male and female teachers at the school?
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Question:
He says: I am studying in the secondary stage, and when we female students gather, we sometimes talk about some of the male and female teachers. Is this talk considered backbiting?
Answer:
Yes, if it is something they dislike, something the person being spoken about dislikes, then it is considered backbiting. But if it is something he does not dislike, it is not backbiting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) So if the talk is about the absent person, and the teacher or anyone else, and it is something that absent person dislikes and is not pleased with, then it is among the instances of backbiting. But if it is something he does not dislike, and if it is praise of him and a description of his actions, then this is not disliked. May Allah reward you with good.
He says: I am studying in the secondary stage, and when we female students gather, we sometimes talk about some of the male and female teachers. Is this talk considered backbiting?
Answer:
Yes, if it is something they dislike, something the person being spoken about dislikes, then it is considered backbiting. But if it is something he does not dislike, it is not backbiting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When he was asked about backbiting, he said: Mentioning your brother
لما سئل عن الغيبه قال ذكرك اخاكwhich he would dislike. He was asked again: Tell me how the matter stands if what I say about my brother is true? He replied: If what you say of him is true, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him.
بما يكره، قيل يا رسول الله، أرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول؟ قال إن كان فيه ما تقول، فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول، فقد بهته،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تعتبر من الغيبة إذا تحدثن الطالبات عن بعض المدرسين والمدرسات في المدرسة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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