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The thought crossed my mind and so I decided to see what everyone else has to say about this . Are some of the things asked on here back biting? Some questions are more like personal issues about ones private life. Like husbands doing thus or wives doing that.. When we post these issues , is it backbiting? |
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The question has been closed for the following reason "The question is answered, right answer was accepted" by sadie Mar 26 at 03:20
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“There is no backbiting in the Case of an Evildoer” Gheebah is haram (impermissible) and emphatically so, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “…neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?” [49:12]. And it is proven from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When I was taken up into heaven, I was taken past some people who had nails of copper with which they were scratching their faces and chests. I said: Who are these, O Jibreel? He said: These are the ones who atethe flesh of the people and impugned their honour.” [Imam Ahmad and Abu Dawood] The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) defined gheebah as saying about your brother that which he dislikes. It is permissible in a few cases which are indicated byshar’i (legal) evidence whenthere is a need for that, such as if someone consultsyou with regard to marriage or business partnership, or if someone complains to the ruler and asks him to put a stop to a person's wrongdoing. In that case there is nothing wrong with saying about him things thathe dislikes for the purpose of serving an obvious interest. One of them compiled a list of the cases in which gheebah is permissible in two lines of verse in which he said: Criticism is not gheebah in six cases: complaining aboutmistreatment, identifying a person, warning about a person, highlighting evildoing, seeking a fatwa/verdict, and seeking help to remove an evil. But if there is no obvious interest to be served by mentioning him in a way that he dislikes, then it comes under the heading of gheebah which is haram. With regard to the phrase “There is no gheebah (backbiting) in the case of a faasiq (evildoer)” and whether it is a hadeeth or not, Imam Ahmad said it is munkar (basically rejected). Al-Haakim, al-Daaraqutni and al-Khateeb said: it is false. But the fact that there is no gheebah in the case of a faasiq (an evildoer who openly commits sins) is indicated by the proven report which says that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) saw a funeral passing by, and those who were with himspoke ill of the deceased person, and he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “It is due.” Then another funeral passed by, and they spoke well of the deceased person, and the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “It is due.” They asked him what he had meant by saying it is due, and he said: “The one of whom you spoke ill, Hell is his due, and the one of whom you spoke well, Paradise is his due. You arethe witnesses of Allah on Hisearth.” and he did not rebuke them for speaking ill of the deceased person of whose evildoing they were aware. This indicates that if a person commits evil openly, there is no gheebahin his case. And Allah is the source of strength. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta’ (26/19). Allah {Subhana Wa Ta'Aala} knows best.. |
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No,if you talk about what someone do to disgrace,make jest of him to another person,it is back biting,when you talk about what someone does not do to destroy,disgrace or spoil his reputation it is slander.but when you talk about someone to help him, it is none of the two. |
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Well...cant comment on that...you got a point..!! |
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Well I guess no...because backbiting is something which make you feel bad about someone YOU KNOW!!..but we dont know the people around here or they dont post the questions with names..they generalize it...so according to me I feel its ok...lets see what others feel |
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Sister,can u explain/analyze what u want to say..i didnt get you.
When we speak about someone regarding truth its backbiting. When it regards something that is not true its slander. My question is . Is some of these posts backbiting?
No answers? Opinions??