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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on backbiting without using the tongue?

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The questioner : Shaykh, if we say: backbiting without the tongue, backbiting without the tongue from the legal perspective, not the linguistic one, is this expression correct? I mean, for example, he walks in his gait, or he speaks in his manner now, and he imitates him, and so on. This expression, of course, in our context includes the wink and the hint and these matters, but is this title correct or not?

The Shaykh : Backbiting without what? Speech?

The questioner : Yes, backbiting without the tongue.

The Shaykh : Yes, this can be derived from the hadith of Aisha that she saw a short woman pass in front of her, so she pointed with her hand; and he (peace be upon him) said:
You have said a statement which, if it were mixed in with the water of the sea, it would pollute it. لقد قلت كلمةً لو مُزِجَت بها ماء البحر لَأفسَدَتْه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2502Sahih (Darussalam)
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The questioner : I mean, she did not say a word?

The Shaykh : She did not say anything.

Another questioner : But short like this, mixed with the water of the sea...? Allah is the Greatest! Where are we?!

The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : ... I mean, it is from misguidance, and misguidance has many types, and the worst of misguidance is misguidance about misguidance.

Another questioner : Compound misguidance.

Another questioner : Compound misguidance, squared.

Another questioner : I say he said once a word that al-Sha'rawi said: What do you seek forgiveness from Allah for? Your seeking of forgiveness needs seeking of forgiveness...

The questioner : ... Shaykh, the 'aqiqah does not have conditions...?

The Shaykh: Yes.
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