We often hear the word ‘backbiting’. It simply means “speaking about a person behind his or her back in a way which damages their image publicly, it could either be their appearance ...

Backbiting is forbidden in the Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah. The person who commits it is given the similitude of a person who eats the flesh of his dead brother.

I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. The Prophetic narration is clear in defining backbiting and slander, and the news that is so, ...

Discover the deeper meaning of fasting beyond mere abstinence from food and drink. This guide explains that backbiting and other forbidden acts can nullify the spiritual benefits of fasting, rendering ...

Gossip or backbiting means saying something about a Muslim which may be true but which he does not like to hear spoken, whether it be about his physical appearance, his adherence to religion, his ...

Backbiting hurts! Updated - April 14, 2013 at 08:26 PM. I found out that a friend of mine has been saying unpleasant things about me to another person. I feel let down and upset.

Backbiting is an act done behind the scenes, without the presence of the person talked about. It shows the weakness of the person doing it because it’s not courage to say things behind the back.