Speech and Backbiting
338 questions
Is a girl considered a seductress or a spy if she conveys to her father a conversation she overheard between her brother and his wife about her parents, intending to embarrass them so they would stop doing that, knowing that her intention was pure?
What is the way to get rid of recurring idle talk (laghw) and backbiting (gheebah) despite seeking forgiveness (istighfar)?
How many times have backbiting (Gheebah) and slander (Nameemah) been mentioned in the Qur’an, with evidence?
What is the ruling on family mixing that does not observe the Sharia guidelines, what is the sin resulting from it, and is speaking about it considered backbiting?
Is my refusal to perform a service for my colleague because I dislike him considered backbiting, and what should I do to avoid being thought ill of, especially if the person requesting the service is a parent?
Is it necessary for one who has falsely slandered a Muslim, and then repented, to inform those to whom the slander was mentioned that he was a liar?
Is listening to people's complaints and household secrets—given that she is a trustworthy confidante—considered backbiting (gheebah) or slander (nameemah)? And should she prevent them from doing so? And how can she atone for it if it is a sin?
Does my telling a woman that my friend has cursed her count as backbiting? What is backbiting? And who is “al-Hallaf al-Maheen” (the one who swears much and is contemptible)?
How does one denounce a person who utters incorrect words in front of a group of people?
Is it a sin to psychologically harm someone by directing harsh and demeaning words at them with the intention of pushing them away, especially if the speaker knows in advance the severe impact their words will have on the other party, and could have used a better approach to avoid causing harm?
Is saying: "We doubt she wants to commit zina (fornication/adultery)," or "Yes... on my responsibility (I swear by it)" considered slandering chaste women (qadhf)? And what is the method of repentance, and how can her right be restored without directly asking for forgiveness to avoid family conflict?
What is the ruling on one who always thinks ill of people and directs accusations at a person without him being present or hearing his opinion?
Is pointing a hand to indicate that the Imam has many shortcomings, without speaking, considered backbiting him?
How can a person far from God, who has committed many grave and minor sins, repent sincerely and return to God? What are the conditions for sincere repentance, and how can one achieve remorse if one does not feel it?
How can one be absolved from the rights of people concerning backbiting (gheebah) and slander (nameemah), especially in cases where one cannot reach those they backbit, or has forgotten them, or cannot confront them? And what about backbiting a deceased person and how to be absolved from it?
Is my laughing at a teacher’s mockery of my classmate considered backbiting (Gheebah)? What are the consequences for me? Am I sinful if I do not defend the honor of a Muslim who is being backbitten by a teacher in a gathering? And am I accountable for anything if I compare one female teacher to another male teacher?
Is slandering an abusive husband or relative considered backbiting, even if it is not known who he is? Is it permissible to incite retaliation for abuse under the pretext of seeking justice? Are women who argue among themselves because of these writings sinful?
Is describing the behavior of a teacher as "unfit to be a teacher" considered backbiting (gheebah), and how can one repent from that?
Is a generalization, such as saying "All girls do not understand," considered backbiting (gheebah)? And is talking about an unknown person on the radio considered backbiting?
Is backbiting and tale-bearing to the manager permissible at work for the sake of preserving the work's interest?
What is the ruling on someone who curses another person due to their bad manners and ill-treatment, knowing that the one who cursed heard his curse? And how can one atone for this cursing if it was an injustice?
Is what this man did considered slandering chaste women (qadhf al-muhsanat), or backbiting (gheebah), taking into account that he said it based on what a woman told him, and that he is in enmity with the woman's family, and how can he expiate for his sin?
Is a divorced woman's refusal to tell her mother about her ex-husband's request for her on the wedding night considered backbiting (gheebah) or divulging a secret, and should she fear divine punishment for it?
What is the ruling on a man disclosing private details about a woman he was going to propose to, to her friend, and this friend, in turn, disclosing that information to numerous women? And what should the affected woman do about it?