Is a mother’s speech about her son and his wife considered backbiting?
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Question:
This questioner, Abdullah’s mother, says in her question: Does backbiting cease if a woman speaks about her son and his wife in their absence to her daughters? She states that this is not backbiting.
Answer:
If she mentions her son with what he dislikes, or his wife with what she dislikes, it is backbiting in the presence of her daughters or anyone else. If she mentions her son with what he dislikes, or his wife with what she dislikes, it is backbiting. Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Hujurat: 12]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about backbiting, so he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what if my brother has what I am saying about him? He said: Sahih Muslim 2589.
It is obligatory to be cautious. A woman must not backbite her son, nor her father, nor her brother, nor her son’s wife, nor her father’s wife, nor her brother’s wife. It is obligatory for everyone to be cautious of what Allah has forbidden. Yes.
This questioner, Abdullah’s mother, says in her question: Does backbiting cease if a woman speaks about her son and his wife in their absence to her daughters? She states that this is not backbiting.
Answer:
If she mentions her son with what he dislikes, or his wife with what she dislikes, it is backbiting in the presence of her daughters or anyone else. If she mentions her son with what he dislikes, or his wife with what she dislikes, it is backbiting. Allah the Exalted says:
or backbite each other
وَلا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًاIt is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
الغيبة ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهIf (that failing) is actually found (in him) what you assert, you in fact backbited him, and if that is not in him it is a slander.
إن كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه فقد بهتهIt is obligatory to be cautious. A woman must not backbite her son, nor her father, nor her brother, nor her son’s wife, nor her father’s wife, nor her brother’s wife. It is obligatory for everyone to be cautious of what Allah has forbidden. Yes.
Source
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