Is warning against partisan sects considered backbiting?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is warning against partisan sects considered backbiting?
Answer:
As long as you did not name a specific person, this is advice and you did not name anyone. But if you named a person and said, "So-and-so," that is backbiting of the specific person. If there is a predominant benefit, there is nothing wrong with it. If the harm is greater, it is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is warning against partisan sects considered backbiting?
Answer:
As long as you did not name a specific person, this is advice and you did not name anyone. But if you named a person and said, "So-and-so," that is backbiting of the specific person. If there is a predominant benefit, there is nothing wrong with it. If the harm is greater, it is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2990- 4717] هل التحذير من الطوائف الحزبية يعتبر غيبة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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