What is the authenticity of the hadith, "There is no backbiting for an open sinner"?
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Question:
The hadith, "There is no backbiting for an open sinner"?
Answer:
I do not know of any basis for it, but it is derived from authentic hadiths. When a man came to him, he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6054, and in another wording, This indicates that there is no harm in speaking about one who displays evil. As for the hadith mentioned earlier, as you heard, a funeral passed by them and they spoke ill of it, so he said: If one displays evil and openly commits sins, there is no backbiting regarding what he has displayed. We ask Allah for well-being.
Q: Is it permissible to speak about him?
The Shaykh: Even after his death, if the need arises for it, so that people are not deceived by him.
The hadith, "There is no backbiting for an open sinner"?
Answer:
I do not know of any basis for it, but it is derived from authentic hadiths. When a man came to him, he said:
Admit him. What an evil brother of his people
ائذنوا له بئس أخو العشيرةWhat a bad son of the tribe
بئس ابن العشيرةIt became obligatory
وجبتQ: Is it permissible to speak about him?
The Shaykh: Even after his death, if the need arises for it, so that people are not deceived by him.
Source
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