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Suppose three person A, B & C. A telling B some bad things againt C, but C is not known by B,only A knows C.is it count as gibot?

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Suppose three person A, B & C. A telling B some bad things againt C, but C is not known by B,only A knows C.is it count as gibot?

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

 Yes, it is ghibat (backbiting). A is guilty of doing ghibat and B is guilty of listening to ghibat.[1]  

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Ghadai

Student Darul Iftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.


[1] فتح الباري لابن حجر (10/ 470)

قَالَ الْغِيبَةُ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ خَلْفَ الْإِنْسَانِ بِمَا يَكْرَهُهُ لَوْ سَمِعَهُ وَكَانَ صِدْقًا

فتح الباري لابن حجر (10/ 470)

قُلْتُ الْغِيبَةُ قَدْ تُوجَدُ فِيِ بَعْضِ صُوَرِ النَّمِيمَةِ وَهُوَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَهُ فِي غِيبَتِهِ بِمَا فِيهِ مِمَّا يَسُوؤُهُ قَاصِدًا بِذَلِكَ الْإِفْسَادَ فَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ تَكُونَ قِصَّةُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهِ كَانَتْ كَذَلِكَ

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