GHEEBAT (BACKBITING) AND ITS TREATMENT: 11 (a talk by Mufti Taqi Usmani DB)

 DOING GHEEBAT (BACKBITING) OF A SINNER

 

People think that it is okay to do Gheebat of a person who is engaged in some sinful activities. That is not completely correct. In fact, just like it is not permissible to do Gheebat of a pious person, it is not permissible to do Gheebat of a sinner. The only exception is that if a person commits a sin openly and proudly, to the extent that if someone mentioned it behind his back and he heard about it, it would not hurt his feelings, then it is okay to mention that he commits that act. However, if he commits another sin which he wants to hide from people and he does not like that act to be associated with him, and it would hurt his feelings if he heard that someone has told other people about it, then it is a sin to tell people about it. It would constitute Gheebat even if it is the truth and saying it would be Haraam (unlawful). It is Haraam to listen to Gheebat just like it is Haraam to speak Gheebat.

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