Namimah
Namimah is carrying tales: repeating what one person said in order to cause conflict with another. Hadith describe it in strong terms. It differs from ghibah in that its aim, or effect, is specifically to stir discord between people.
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Am I sinful for becoming angry and threatening my sick mother, who wanted to prepare food for me, and for telling her in an angry tone: "If you prepare it, I might not eat it"? And is conveying my father's words about my mother to her considered backbiting (namimah)? What is the meaning of namimah, and what is its expiation?
Informing the mother about what the father criticizes her for is a vile backbiting (namimah); because it leads to corrupting the relationship between the parents. It combines the major sin of backbiting with the major…
Is relaying words genuinely spoken to another person with the intention of advising and warning them considered backbiting (namimah)? And is informing a girl of what her ex-boyfriend said about her, without her knowledge, considered backbiting or discord (fitnah)?
Backbiting (namimah) is the نقل الكلام (conveyance of speech) between people with the aim of causing discord. It is forbidden and resembles the work of sorcerers and devils in separating people. However, if backbiting…
Is the statement that the brother of the young man with whom the wife was having a relationship said that her pictures were with his brother, considered a slander (qadhf), backbiting (namimah), or gossip (gheebah)?
The statement mentioned is not considered an accusation of adultery, but rather backbiting that necessitates repentance. There is no benefit in mentioning such words, and one must verify reported news. It is…
Questions that use it
What are the definitions of ghibah (backbiting), namimah (slander), hamz (slandering), and lamz (taunting) as mentioned in His, the Almighty’s, saying: "Woe to every slanderer and backbiter"?
Is it permissible to explain the situation of a two-faced person, specifically to my sheikh, or is that considered backbiting (namimah)?
Is warning one's wife, relatives, or friends about the bad behavior of certain individuals, and mentioning situations and actions they have committed, considered a sin, backbiting (ghibah), tale-bearing (namimah), or slander (buhtan)?