Backbiting

QUESTION: Sometimes I speak to myself alone if something upset has happened and I want to take it off my mind and behave normal like it never happened or sometimes to get things off my head and do what’s right…It’s like I’m scolding someone without their presence…Is this backbiting?Am I sinful for it? What should I do?

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16 Oct

ANSWER: This is not backbiting but you are sinful for saying it verbally as the angels will write it down

QUESTION: Sheikh I asked you a few days back about the change of govt and people’s backbiting on them, but when I tell my family that don’t backbite him and don’t listen to videos who are backbiting the govt, they say the PM is a thief and calling a thief, Thief is no gheebat, our economy is down poor suffering and you say we don’t even raise our voice against such inhuman things the PM is doing?

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11 Oct

ANSWER: This is not backbiting! This is slandering and Allah will hold them each alone on the day of judgement and order them to prove to Him that such a person or people are thieves and present Him with evidences to prove their claim. If they fail to do so, they will be thrown into […]

QUESTION: Please don’t take the question in a wrong way sheikh.I trust your knowledge that’s why I wish to learn.I’m just asking.When one asked you “Can you forgive me for anything I said behind your back ” you said “No, I can’t justify people backbiting and sinning and say that this is ok.”.But sheikh shouldn’t we forgiive and anticipate Allah’s reward?What was your wisdom behind the answer.

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01 Oct

ANSWER: When you are a known person and you tell people you forgive them for whatever evil they had said about you, you encourage others to do the same and then ask for forgiveness. This was known from some of the scholars in the past whenever people would ask them for forgiveness to decline that […]

If person 1 has said some wrong words for person 2, if I tell person 2 about what person 1 has said about him without adding anything from me, will it come under backbiting. My intention of telling was to aware that person 2.

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28 Jul

ANSWER: This is called nameemah which is gossiping and would cause a fight between the two which is one of the main reasons for the torment of the grave. The prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said: the person who does this sin will not enter paradise.

Married 1st cousin,spouse always looks for my siblings sins and backbites them to me, then tells me not to tell anyone, to keep the secrets that he has found out about my siblings, such as the haraam things they are doing. How to deal with this?

Backbiting, Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

28 Mar

ANSWER: You must remind him that backbiting is a major sin and leave his company until he speaks of something else if he doesn’t stop.

At my workplace,lately there have been a lot of mistakes/misses happening in the team in our work. Many of my teammates have started complaining about others and their mistakes . I have been told to do the same by my teammates if i find such misses by the team. As this will quality of performance. I want to know if this is considered as backbiting.

Backbiting

25 Feb

ANSWER: No problem in this and its not backbiting cuz it’s nothing personal, it’s work related and necessary for better performance of the team.

I told somebody that I don’t like from a sunnah dae that he sometimes posts photos of his food on his Facebook page because some people who can’t afford it might envy him or be jealous of him, but I also said before the speech that I didn’t mean to discredit his work by any means. Is this considered backbiting and should I repent for doing this?

Backbiting

26 Jan

This is not backbiting.

I sat on a conversation suddenly one started backbites others am i sinful for that

Backbiting

21 Jan

ANSWER: You are not sinful if you changed the topic, if this is not possible then you must immediately leave that place.

Sheikh, if parents discuss their children’s flaws among each other without the child being present with them, is this considered backbiting?

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13 Jan

ANSWER: Yes, this is backbiting. However, if they are discussing this so that they can find a solution to the problem then no problem.

Sheikh, my parents backbites about others 24/7.. Its difficult for me to defending others or to convince my parents not to do it. And my relation with my parents become worse for stay away from them for their backbiting.What should I do now? As hearing them, I m also become sinful.

Backbiting, Fiqh of the family

09 Jan

ANSWER: You need to be diplomatic and smart while dealing with them. Try to change the topic or leave to get some water when they start backbiting so that you won’t be there with them.

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