Fariq Naik – In which Situations is Backbiting Permitted in Islam

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			Let's take the first question.
Assalamu alaikum My name is Iman.
		

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			I am a student and I'm from
Kashmir. Are there any situations
		

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			in which Backbiting is allowed in
Islam? Allah subhanaw taala says
		

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			in the Glorious Quran in surah
surah chapter 49 Verse number 12
		

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			Yeah you Hello the manager Tony
boo cathedra min of one in Nevada
		

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			one if
		

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			all you believe a wide suspicion
for suspicion, in most cases is a
		

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			sin. Well, it just says who wala
Yatta Baba Kumbaya and do not spy
		

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			on each other and
		

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			do not bite bite each other
		

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			or your head.
		

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			Okay, he might in fact if to move.
Would any of you like to eat the
		

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			meat of your dead brother, you
would deny it.
		

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			So by biting it is prohibited in
Islam.
		

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			But there are certain situations
in which the scholars they have
		

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			said that by biting it is
permitted and inshallah I will
		

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			discuss six situations in which
backbiting it is permitted.
		

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			The first is that when you're
complaining regarding someone, if
		

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			someone has done something bad to
you, if he has robbed you, if he
		

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			has cheated you if he has lied to
you. So you complain to the ruler
		

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			or to the judge regarding this
person. So in this situation
		

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			Backbiting is permitted. The
second is warning the people
		

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			regarding a particular person.
		

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			For example, someone is involved
in robbing, in cheating in
		

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			deceiving, he's involved in some
thing that is a Buddha. He's
		

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			involved in Shrek, so you want the
people to stay away from such a
		

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			person.
		

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			The third is inquiring regarding
someone. For example, if you want
		

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			to do business with someone so
inquire regarding this person
		

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			regarding his character,
		

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			whether his character is good or
No, whether he's involved in
		

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			cheating, if he's an honest
person, because you are going to
		

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			deal with this person. So you
inquire regarding this person.
		

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			You inquire regarding a DI for
example, if you want to listen to
		

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			him, if you want to gain knowledge
from him.
		

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			So inquire whether this di he's on
the Quran and Sunnah. He's
		

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			following the Quran and Sunnah are
no.
		

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			You inquire regarding a scholar
		

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			if he is on the character, Kedah,
if he's falling the Quran and
		

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			Sunnah or no.
		

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			So when you want to inquire
regarding someone, and if you
		

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			want, for example, your sister she
wants to get married, and you come
		

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			across a person and you want to
inquire regarding his character,
		

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			whether he's good or No, whether
you have a Salah
		

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			whether he cheats, whether he's a
good person, whether he's a bad
		

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			person, whether he smokes, etc,
because your sister is going to
		

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			get married to this person. So you
need to inquire regarding the
		

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			negative traits regarding the
character of this person.
		

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			So in these situations, backbiting
it is permitted. The fourth is
		

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			that you want
		

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			the people regarding a public
figure, for example, if a public
		

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			figure he's involved in something
that is haram, he's involved in
		

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			some beta, he's promoting Sheikh.
So, you want the people that they
		

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			should stay away from this person.
And the fifth is that you ask a
		

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			scholar
		

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			regarding
		

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			someone
		

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			for example, you have a family
dispute, you have a family
		

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			argument. So you ask the scholar
regarding this person.
		

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			So as a scholar, a fatwa or an
opinion regarding this family
		

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			dispute, and you need to explain
the family dispute, so you need to
		

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			mention the bad things or the bad
points that this person has done
		

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			to you. So in this situation
backbiting it is permitted the six
		

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			when the judge asks you regarding
a person
		

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			and you need to speak the truth
regarding a witness for example,
		

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			is this witness a good person? Is
his character good? Is he honest?
		

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			So you need to speak the truth. If
this witness, is this character
		

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			good or is his character bad? So
in these situations, by biting, it
		

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			is permitted. So there are six
situations in which Backbiting is
		

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			permitted. The first is when you
want to complain regarding someone
		

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			if he's done something bad to you.
The second is warning the people
		

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			regarding someone if he's involved
in something bad if he's a robber,
		

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			if he's a cheater if he's involved
in some beta if he's involved in
		

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			sharing, the third is inquiring
regarding someone. The fourth is
		

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			when the judge asks you regarding
someone for example, a witness so
		

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			you tell regarding this person.
		

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			The fifth is
		

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			warning the people regarding a
public figure if he's involved in
		

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			something bad, or if he's
promoting some beta or something
		

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			that is involving into shake, and
the sixth is asking a scholar
		

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			regarding a family dispute or any
opinion asking his fatwa. So in
		

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			these situations Backbiting is
permitted.