You stated that the permissibility of backbiting for the sake of public benefit is derived from the hadith of the delegation of Rabi'ah. Is backbiting a disbeliever permissible?
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The Shaykh : He said: You stated that the permissibility of backbiting for the sake of public benefit is derived from the hadith of the delegation of Rabi'ah. Is backbiting a disbeliever forbidden? Because Rabi'ah said: "This tribe of disbelievers are harmful."
A disbeliever originally has no sanctity; he has no sanctity at all. However, not every Muzri is a disbeliever; among them are Muslims and among them are disbelievers. But the hadith says: "From the disbelievers of Muzri." I do not know?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : From the disbelievers of Muzri. If this benefit is lost, but it means that deriving it from this hadith is lost, whereas its permissibility is not lost.
A disbeliever originally has no sanctity; he has no sanctity at all. However, not every Muzri is a disbeliever; among them are Muslims and among them are disbelievers. But the hadith says: "From the disbelievers of Muzri." I do not know?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : From the disbelievers of Muzri. If this benefit is lost, but it means that deriving it from this hadith is lost, whereas its permissibility is not lost.