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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Kashf Al-Reeba An Ahkam Al-Gheeba, Removing Doubts From Gheeba Rulings Permissible Backbiting Be informed that mentioning one's wrongdoing is a sound objective according to the Sharī`a in order to achieve one's objective for the removal of such wrongdoing. Thus, the sin of backbiting is voided, but this is limited to ten situations: First: One seeks redress.

If someone mentions the name of a judge as being unjust, treacherous and accepting bribes, he is one who backbites while being a transgressor. As far as a judge is concerned, one can complain about him to someone who he hopes can remove his injustice. He will be attributing injustice to such a judge who is the only person who can grant him what rightfully belongs to him. The Messenger of Allāh (ص) has said, "One with a [usurped] right has the right to complain about it" ( Ihyā Ulūm ad-Dīn , Vol.

3, p. 144). He (ص) has also said, "A rich person commits injustice if he looks down at others" ( Al-`Awāli , Vol. 4, p. 45). Second: One seeks help to correct a wrongdoing. One has the right to seek help to correct a wrongdoing and bring an aggressor back to the path of righteousness. In the achievement of this sound objective, the matter is alright but is prohibitive otherwise.

Third: One seeks someone's opinion, such as you may say this to someone: "My father—or brother—has been unfair to me; so, what is the way out of it?" In this regard, it is safest if one refrains from identifying the oppressor. For example, one may say, "What would you say about a man whose father or brother has oppressed him?" It has been narrated that Hind said to the Prophet (ص), "Abū Sufyān is a miser man; he does not give me money to meet my needs and those of my children.

Should I take some of his money without his knowledge?" He said, "Take only what suffices you and your children fairly" ( Ihyā Ulūm ad-Dīn , Vol. 3, p. 144). She complained about not having enough to spend on herself and her children, so the Messenger of Allāh (ص) did not rebuke her since her objective was to seek his opinion. Fourth: One warns another Muslim against falling in danger, in evil, and how one seeking counsel is to be advised.

If you see someone pretending to be a faqīh (jurist), pretending to be someone whom he is not, you have to attract people's attention to his shortcoming and inability to rightfully qualify himself. You must alert them about the danger that may fall upon them if they obey him.