Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 44 The Forty-first Greater Sin: Backbiting Ghiība of Specified Persons and Ghiība of General People
Ghiība of Specified Persons and Ghiība of General People
- Details
- Hits: 2396
Ghiība of Specified Persons and Ghiība of General People
It is GhiÄ«ba only if it is with respect to a particular person. If there is no mention of name or special traits of a person it is not termed GhiÄ«ba. For example, one says, ‘I saw a person in such and such way.’ This would not be GhiÄ«ba. But if at the same time he indicates a distinguishing feature of this person, it is GhiÄ«ba. Like for example saying that the person has such and such type of son or daughter. It is HarÄm because in this way he has caused grief to all the concerned people. If one mentions the genre like he says. ‘A person from Isfahan or Shiraz has done that. This is allowed. It is also allowed to say some people of Isfahan are such and such.’ But saying that all the people of Isfahan or Shiraz are like that, is HarÄm without any doubt. This is because it would amount to be the GhiÄ«ba of all the people of these cites. If one says that majority of the people of that city are like that, it is against precaution. In fact there is a strong indication of its illegality.
