Does mentioning the former Iraqi president's shortcomings constitute backbiting?
Slanderers are of three types: an infidel who has no sanctity; an open transgressor, and it is permissible to backbite him concerning what he has openly committed; and others, whom it is not permissible to backbite except for a [legitimate] benefit.
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