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Is it permissible to inform the husband's family of what their other daughter-in-law says about them, and does sin befall the doer or the listener who does not denounce it?

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Regarding what the wife says in backbiting about the husband's family, you must do two things:

First: Forbid the wife from backbiting, because it is a reprehensible act and a grave sin. The listener must rebuke the backbiter, or leave the gathering if the backbiter insists on their sin.

Second: Do not convey what that woman says about the husband's family to them, because this is tale-bearing (namima), which is one of the major sins. Al-Dhahabi clarified that anyone who incites discord between two people and conveys between them what harms one of them is a tale-bearer from the party of Satan. It has been authentically narrated from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "A tale-bearer will not enter Paradise." A tale-bearer is one who transmits speech between people in a way that harms one of them or causes resentment in their heart, unless there is a benefit or advantage in doing so.

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