The Ruling on the Hadith: (There is no backbiting of an open sinner)
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Question:
"There is no backbiting of an open sinner"?
Answer:
That is also from the words of the scholars, but its meaning is derived from the hadith, regarding the one who displays open sinfulness; there is no backbiting of him in what he displays.
The presenter: In what he displays?
The Shaykh: Yes, specifically in what he displays. And from this is the saying of some scholars:
Censure is not backbiting in six cases:
The wronged, the one who identifies, and the one who warns,
And the one who displays open sin, the one seeking a ruling, and the one
Who seeks assistance in removing a wrong.
These two verses are good; let us repeat them:
Censure is not backbiting in six cases:
The wronged, the one who identifies, and the one who warns,
And the one who displays open sin, the one seeking a ruling, and the one
Who seeks assistance in removing a wrong.
And from this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man asked permission to enter; he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6054 When he entered, he was generous with him! So they said to him after the man left: O Messenger of Allah! You said of him: "What a bad brother of the clan," and then you were generous with him in speech. He said—(peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 6054 Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Where can a researcher seeking such gems find benefits like these two verses that you graciously mentioned?
The Shaykh: They are found in *Subul al-Salam*, in the chapter on warning against bad morals, in the chapter on warning... at the end of *Bulugh al-Maram*, in the chapter on warning against bad morals, in the explanation of the hadith: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about backbiting, he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4874Sahih (Al-Albani) In the chapter on warning against bad morals at the end of *Bulugh*, in the explanation by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ismail, *Subul al-Salam*, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Where can a researcher find such rules as these two verses?
The Shaykh: He discusses them, mentions them, and finds them in the books of hadith commentaries, on the hadith that contains the prohibition of the matter, or in the tafsir if it is in a verse such as: [Al-Hujurat: 12] and similar verses in the books of tafsir, yes.
The presenter: May Allah bless you.
"There is no backbiting of an open sinner"?
Answer:
That is also from the words of the scholars, but its meaning is derived from the hadith, regarding the one who displays open sinfulness; there is no backbiting of him in what he displays.
The presenter: In what he displays?
The Shaykh: Yes, specifically in what he displays. And from this is the saying of some scholars:
Censure is not backbiting in six cases:
The wronged, the one who identifies, and the one who warns,
And the one who displays open sin, the one seeking a ruling, and the one
Who seeks assistance in removing a wrong.
These two verses are good; let us repeat them:
Censure is not backbiting in six cases:
The wronged, the one who identifies, and the one who warns,
And the one who displays open sin, the one seeking a ruling, and the one
Who seeks assistance in removing a wrong.
And from this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man asked permission to enter; he said:
Admit him. What an evil brother of his people
ائذنوا له، بئس أخو العشيرةThe worst people are those whom the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their dirty language or from their transgression.
إن شر الناس من تركه الناس اتقاء شرهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Where can a researcher seeking such gems find benefits like these two verses that you graciously mentioned?
The Shaykh: They are found in *Subul al-Salam*, in the chapter on warning against bad morals, in the chapter on warning... at the end of *Bulugh al-Maram*, in the chapter on warning against bad morals, in the explanation of the hadith: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about backbiting, he said:
It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike
الغيبة ذكرك أخاك بما يكرهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Where can a researcher find such rules as these two verses?
The Shaykh: He discusses them, mentions them, and finds them in the books of hadith commentaries, on the hadith that contains the prohibition of the matter, or in the tafsir if it is in a verse such as:
or backbite each other
وَلا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًاThe presenter: May Allah bless you.
Source
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