Is backbiting about sinners permissible?
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Question:
Backbiting about the sinner is permissible.
Answer:
If a person openly commits a sin, such as drinking intoxicants in front of people or not praying, it is permissible to speak about it. This is the view of Mujahid, as in the hadith: If evil is made public, one testifies against him with evil, just as if good is made public, one testifies for him with good. As for backbiting, it is mentioning your brother with what he dislikes from what is concealed. If it is concealed, do not expose him; you should cover for your brother. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in this world and the Hereafter. But if a person exposes himself or announces his sin, there is no backbiting regarding him. We ask Allah for well-being.
Backbiting about the sinner is permissible.
Answer:
If a person openly commits a sin, such as drinking intoxicants in front of people or not praying, it is permissible to speak about it. This is the view of Mujahid, as in the hadith:
It is authentic that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a funeral and they spoke ill of the deceased, so he said, "Let it sit in the Fire. You are the witnesses of Allah on earth." And he passed by another and they spoke well of the deceased, so he said, "Let it sit in Paradise. You are the witnesses of Allah on earth."
الصحيح مر على النبي في جنازة فأثنوا عليها شرا فقال واجلس لها النار أنتم شهداء الله في الأرض، ومر بأخرى فأثنوا عليها خيرا فقال واجلس لها الجنة أنتم شهداء الله في الأرض،
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 545- هل تجوز غيبة العصاة؟ (أسئلة) - فوائد شرح كتاب الوابل الصيب - ابن باز — youtube.com
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