Fariq Naik – In which Situations is Backbiting Permitted in Islam Shaikh

Fariq Naik
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A representative fromornational politics discusses various situations where backbiting is allowed in Islam, including warning of a wrong candidate or someone causing embarrassment, inquiring about a person being involved in cheating, and asking for the truth of a witness. The representative provides examples of each situation and explains that backbiting is permitted in all situations.
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Let's take the first question assalamualaikum My name is Iman. I

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

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

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Glorious Quran in surah surah chapter 49 Verse number 12 Yeah,

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you Hello, the manager Danny boo Kathy Romine of one in Nevada one

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if

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

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sin. Well, it just says Sue Walla 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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Are you

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okay he might infer correct to move. Would any of you like to eat

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the 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 dropping in cheating in

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deceiving. He's involved in some thing that is a beta. He's

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involved in shake. 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. Oh, no.

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You inquire regarding a scholar,

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if he is on the correct Aqeedah if he's following 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 fault 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 disputes, so you need

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

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done to you. So in this situation Backbiting 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, backbiting is

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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 bidder, if he's involved

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in Shrek, 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 that is

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involving into shirk. 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 it is permitted

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