The Grading of the Hadith: There Is No Backbiting of an Open Sinner
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Question:
The hadith: There is no backbiting of an open sinner?
Answer:
It is not authentic, but there is evidence indicating the permissibility of backbiting an open sinner regarding what he has made public, such as the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when some people asked permission to enter upon him, he said: or he said: When they entered, he was at ease with them, so 'A'ishah said to him about that, and he said: O 'A'ishah: Sahih al-Bukhari 6054.
The intended meaning : If a person is known for religious innovation and known for open sinfulness, then there is no backbiting of him. If it is said: This so-and-so does such-and-such, beware of him, stay away from him, there is no backbiting of him in this matter that he has made public of religious innovation and what is wrong.
The hadith: There is no backbiting of an open sinner?
Answer:
It is not authentic, but there is evidence indicating the permissibility of backbiting an open sinner regarding what he has made public, such as the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when some people asked permission to enter upon him, he said:
What a bad brother of the tribe he is
بئس أخو العشيرةWhat a bad son of the tribe
بئس ابن 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 intended meaning : If a person is known for religious innovation and known for open sinfulness, then there is no backbiting of him. If it is said: This so-and-so does such-and-such, beware of him, stay away from him, there is no backbiting of him in this matter that he has made public of religious innovation and what is wrong.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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