We should also know that Ghiība is Harām not only when told to adults...

We should also know that Ghiība is Harām not only when told to adults, it is not permitted to speak words of back biting even to a child who is old enough to understand them and be affected by them. Some scholars have stated that Ghiība is not allowed even to children who have not yet reached the age of understanding.

Meaning and Occasions of Ghiība The Messenger of Allah (S) explains Ghiība in the following words, “Ghiība is remembering your brother in a way he dislikes.”[^12] Imam Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Ghiība is exposing that aspect of your brother which Allah had concealed.”[^13] Imam Mūsa Ibn Ja’far (a.s.) says, “If one speaks of a person in his absence about those of his traits which are actually present in him and people are also aware of it, it is not Ghiība.

But if he mentions something which is present in the person but people are unaware of it, it would be Ghiība. Moreover if what he is says is not present in the man, it is allegation (Bukhtān).” On the basis of these two traditions mentioning the defects of a person which are well-known to those who are being told and also…