Is it true that there is no backbiting of an open sinner? And who is the open sinner whose backbiting is permissible, if that is lawful?
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The questioner : This questioner says: Is it true that there is no backbiting of an open sinner? And who is the open sinner whose backbiting is permissible, if that is lawful?
The Shaykh : This is not a hadith. The intent of its speaker is that it is permissible for a person to point out the defects in an open sinner for the sake of reforming him, not for the sake of taking pleasure in his misfortune or for the sake of warning against him if he fears that people will be deceived by him. This is the meaning of this statement. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not a hadith. The intent of its speaker is that it is permissible for a person to point out the defects in an open sinner for the sake of reforming him, not for the sake of taking pleasure in his misfortune or for the sake of warning against him if he fears that people will be deceived by him. This is the meaning of this statement. Yes.