Speech and Backbiting
338 questions
What is the ruling on alarmist media and journalists who spread lies and cause discord, and are their followers sinful? What is their punishment in the Afterlife? And is it obligatory to revolt against them and fight them for their corruption in the land?
Is praising one of our brothers in his absence considered backbiting?
What is the religious ruling on avoiding a friend who talks about her home's secrets and the secrets of her brothers' wives, divulges the secrets of those who confide in her, meddles in others' affairs, and creates problems, and to suffice with only greeting her when seen while avoiding talking to her on the phone?
Does a girl's not wearing the hijab, despite her regular prayer and recitation of the Quran, her good behavior, and her avoidance of backbiting and gossip, lead to her entering Hellfire?
What is the ruling regarding someone who regrets renting their house to a person who harmed those around him, and whose stay has ended and he has returned to his country, and the landlord does not know his address? Is informing others in an attempt to find him considered publicizing a sin? And what should he do if he cannot find him to repent for the rights of those whom he wronged?
Is a girl held accountable for her shortcomings in worship before reaching the age of puberty (taklif), and is she obligated to seek forgiveness for backbiting (gheebah) and make up for the days she missed fasting?
Is speaking about people's flaws, without disparaging them, considered backbiting (gheebah)?
What is the difference between backbiting (نميمة) and slander (غيبة)? And is describing people's appearances in their absence considered backbiting, even if the intention is for differentiation or identification and not to cause harm?
Is it permissible for the oppressed to demand financial compensation in exchange for forgiving the one who wronged them, and what is the duty of the oppressor then?
Is it permissible for a woman to remove hair from her body during the day while she is fasting?
Is it permissible for a needy person who cannot afford a home except by renting due to poverty to blame the ruler for not caring for the housing of the poor, and is that considered backbiting?
What is the ruling on speaking about a maternal aunt who has greatly wronged the questioner, despite the questioner's kindness towards her, and how should she be dealt with, especially when visiting the home of the sister who is married to the aunt's son?
Is the questioner considered sinful for her endeavor to end her brother's relationship with a girl who caused her harm, and is her action of informing her brother about the girl's derogatory remarks about him considered backbiting, knowing that this led to the termination of the relationship?
Are the following actions considered cooperation in sin and transgression: assisting one's father in his unlawful work, preparing food for a family that watches inappropriate content on television, opening one's home to relatives who enter with a television or in immodest clothing, bringing a phone to one's parents for inappropriate content, repairing internet used for unlawful content, giving one's mother an immodest hijab? And what is the ruling on returning an unlawful item to its owner? And what is the ruling on practicing law and judgeship in a country that rules by man-made laws?
What is the religious ruling on backbiting (Gheebah) and slander (Nameemah)? What are the consequences for someone who speaks ill of others? Is seeking forgiveness (Istighfar) and sincere repentance (Tawbah Nasooh) sufficient to expiate these sins?
Which sin is greater: backbiting (gheebah) or tale-bearing (nameemah), and what is their expiation?
Is the student considered sinful for backbiting about her teachers to her mother after the mother saw them at the parents' meeting, even though the mother did not know them previously?
How can one distinguish between backbiting (Gheebah) and insult (Sabb), and does the backbiter bear the sin of the one he backbit even if the latter's sin is related to grave sins (Fawāḥish)?
Is one who describes a person as a liar, hypocrite, and possessing bad characteristics, and attacks him in front of those present in his absence, subject to sin, and is this considered backbiting?
Is my statement about a mosque imam, "He doesn't speak much with people," considered backbiting (gheebah) or slander (buhtan), and how can I absolve myself of that?
What is the Sharia ruling on a husband remaining with his wife who has repented and shown remorse, while his parents refuse to forgive her and have threatened to disown him if he does not divorce her?
Is saying, "So-and-so's academic performance is not good," considered backbiting, especially if the speaker does not know whether or not the person dislikes others talking about him in that way?
Is it permissible to mention the teacher's flaws if he does not explain well and puts the wrong solution in the teacher's book?
What is the ruling on one who repented from backbiting, then backbit, unintentionally and forgetfully, so he sought forgiveness—is he required to renew his repentance?