Backbiting occurs by mentioning a person with what he dislikes, just as Isma'il ibn Ibrahim disliked being called Ibn 'Ulayyah; should we call him by that name?
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The questioner : Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) And when we mention a person by a name he does not like, and he pointed out that the one who called him by this name dislikes it, then ... he is called Ibn 'Ulayyah, so he has cursed the one who ... so we gain nothing from this when we say Ibn 'Ulayyah, and he himself disavows this, and they cursed the one who named him with it?
The Shaykh : Perhaps he means by that the one who addressed him, and the scope of the report is broader, and as long as he is not known except by this
The questioner : And the one who is not famous except by this?
The Shaykh : The hadith scholars have continued to describe him with this description
It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
الغيبة ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهThe Shaykh : Perhaps he means by that the one who addressed him, and the scope of the report is broader, and as long as he is not known except by this
The questioner : And the one who is not famous except by this?
The Shaykh : The hadith scholars have continued to describe him with this description