Fariq Naik – In which Situations is Backbiting Permitted in Islam

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

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

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

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

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

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

on each other and

do not bite bite each other

or your head.

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

meat of your dead brother, you would deny it.

So by biting it is prohibited in Islam.

But there are certain situations in which the scholars they have

said that by biting it is permitted and inshallah I will

discuss six situations in which backbiting it is permitted.

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

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

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

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

Backbiting is permitted. The second is warning the people

regarding a particular person.

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

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

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

person.

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

to do business with someone so inquire regarding this person

regarding his character,

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

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

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

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

him, if you want to gain knowledge from him.

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

following the Quran and Sunnah are no.

You inquire regarding a scholar

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

Sunnah or no.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

negative traits regarding the character of this person.

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

that you want

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

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

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

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

scholar

regarding

someone

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

argument. So you ask the scholar regarding this person.

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

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

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

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

when the judge asks you regarding a person

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

you tell regarding this person.

The fifth is

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

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

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

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

these situations Backbiting is permitted.