Discussion of the fourth instance in which backbiting is permissible, namely the one who openly commits open sinfulness.

The Shaykh : The fourth characteristic is the one who openly commits open sinfulness. A man who drinks intoxicants openly, who neither fears Allah nor is ashamed of His servants. This is the open sinner who is open about his sinfulness. So it is permissible to backbite him; one says, "So-and-so drinks intoxicants; he has no shame before people at all." This falls under the general text regarding mentioning your brother with what he dislikes in terms of meaning. It is included, but in terms of the specific evidences, this type is excluded from that general text. This is the sinner who is open about his sinfulness and his lewdness. For example, So-and-so, Fathih Bar, who runs a liquor shop. This is not at all of the forbidden backbiting; this is excluded from forbidden backbiting.