Is pointing a hand to indicate that the Imam has many shortcomings, without speaking, considered backbiting him?
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Backbiting occurs through gestures just as it occurs through speech. It is when you mention a person with something they dislike about themselves. The aforementioned gesture constitutes backbiting, unless the intention is to warn a friend about the Imam's mistakes without belittling him, in which case it is not considered backbiting.
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