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Definition of backbiting

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Definition of Backbiting

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Backbiting is speaking ill of a person behind his back which if he heard would hurt or injure his feelings even if what was said about him was the truth; if what was said about him was untrue it is slander or false accusation. (Maariful Quran p.139 v.8)

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Mohammed Tosir Miah

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