What is the ruling on divulging a secret related to an honor (sharaf) case concerning a relative who has been summoned to court, knowing that the original divulger of the secret did not stipulate confidentiality, and is this considered qadhf (slanderous accusation)?
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Merely informing about an accusation against a man concerning an indecency is not considered slander (qadhf), for slander is accusing a chaste person of fornication. However, spreading this news may fall under backbiting, harming a believer, and propagating indecency, which leads to trivializing and normalizing it. It also brings joy to the wicked and the hypocrites. All of this must be avoided.
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