Speech and Backbiting

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Is transmitting slanderous speech against a woman with the intention of informing her about it considered forbidden backbiting, knowing that this speech caused a problem and that the unfortunate person is believed to be the source of the rumor?
Is going to verify the guardian's data, status, and living conditions to ascertain his eligibility for a tuition fee reduction considered espionage?
How do I maintain my fast in the face of these sins?
Is an aunt's complaint to her sister about her husband's injustice considered backbiting (gheebah)? And what is the ruling on a mother or aunt assisting in communication in this situation, such as providing a mobile phone, its charger, or a phone number?
Is one who playfully calls his male cousin on his mother's side a "faggot" (لوطي), without knowing the Sharia ruling on that, sinful?