The ruling on speaking about people in their absence with the intention of making them laugh
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Question:
The listener (F. M. 'A.) from Yemen has a set of questions. She says: If a person speaks about other people in their absence and intends nothing other than laughter, does he commit a sin in doing so?
Answer:
If he mentions something they dislike, it is backbiting. As for if it is good speech—speech that praises them and speaks well of them—... there is nothing wrong with it. But speech that backbites them and criticizes them is not permissible, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surah al-Hujurat: 12], except if it is blameworthy deeds that they have displayed among the people and made public, in which case they have no protection from backbiting. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
The listener (F. M. 'A.) from Yemen has a set of questions. She says: If a person speaks about other people in their absence and intends nothing other than laughter, does he commit a sin in doing so?
Answer:
If he mentions something they dislike, it is backbiting. As for if it is good speech—speech that praises them and speaks well of them—... there is nothing wrong with it. But speech that backbites them and criticizes them is not permissible, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
or backbite each other
وَلا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًاThe presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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