Is discussing the impermissibility of music while questioning the behavior of the concert singer considered backbiting that warrants accountability?
It is permissible to mention about someone who openly commits iniquity that which he has openly committed, and this is not considered forbidden backbiting. This is supported by several statements:
- Al-Ghazali said: "That which permits mentioning the faults of another is a valid religious purpose," and he mentioned among these the one who openly commits iniquity.
- Umar ibn al-Khattab said: "A wicked person has no sanctity," meaning the one who openly commits iniquity.
- Al- al-Basri said: "There are three for whom there is no backbiting: the person of desires (heretic), the sinner who openly declares his sin, and the unjust ruler."
- Ibn Taymiyyah said: "As for the : 'There is no backbiting for a wicked person,' it is not from the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, but it is attributed to Al-Hasan al-Basri. And these two types (of individuals) allow backbiting without dispute among scholars: The first: that a man openly displays profligacy. The second: that a man is consulted about marriage or a transaction, and the consultant is advised by clarifying his situation."
However, if one mentions about him something other than what he openly displays, then he incurs sin.
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