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Backbiting, Lying & the Tongue
202 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Backbiting, Lying & the Tongue, part of Social, Media & Ethics. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Backbiting, Lying & the Tongue fatawa — page 2 of 6
- Mufti Online28 Oct 2019
Replying to someone sneezing in a classroom
If someone sneezes in a dars whilst the speaker is talking and says Alhamdulillah then should one reply? If one didn’t then can one reply later?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2019
Flying kites
Is flying kites makrooh-e-tahreemi? If yes, what should I do with the kite? Can it be sold, purchased, hired, or given to anyone for free. If an…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2019
Advice on how to stop lying
Could you please give any advice how to stop lying?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Replying to salaam
I have been advised to omit the salaam when sending out a wake up for fajr reminder. The sender says those who do not respond will be deemed to be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Making gheebat of an oppressor
A certain Darul Uloom has said that it is permissible to make gheebat of an oppressor? Is this true?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Replying to the one making salaam when entering the home
Two people are entering a house. The first person who enters says assalaamu alaykum. Should the second person who enters say wa alaykumus salaam, in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2019
Informing the person after making gheebat of them
If one has made gheebat or slandered someone without their knowledge, is it necessary to tell them about it and seek their forgiveness or can one…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2019
Lying to one's mother
I told a lie to my mom that I passed my paper because she takes too much tension. Just to avoid her depression I told her that I passed and now she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jan 2019
Is listening to another person's problems backbiting?
My friend was treated badly by her former friends and sometimes she tells me about what happened and how she feels. She gets angry/upset when she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Dec 2018
Replying to someone who greets with the word 'salaams'
Do we have to reply to someone who greets us by just saying 'salaams'?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Dec 2018
Mocking people
If I laugh at a person who is good and righteous, helps elderly people others and respects teachers, etc., does it lead to kufr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Nov 2018
Mocking someone's name
Is making fun of the name "Maryam" kufr? I mean if one was to say Maryam Taryam and laugh, is it kufr. Taryam means dust-bin in Algerian language.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Nov 2018
Repenting from backbiting
If you have wronged or backbited many people but you forgot about them, I mean you backbited some people in your life but don't remember everyone,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Does making fun of another language result in making fun of the signs of Allah
"And among the signs of His power is the creation of the heavens and the earth and diverse language and skin color. Surely, with that situation…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Nov 2018
Will warning someone regarding a certain person result in gheebat?
I want to ask about gheebat, is it a major sin in Islam as well as telling lies? If someone is cheating others and I know that he is a cheater and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2018
Backbiting
Is it kufr to backbite a Muslim to a non Muslim? Also is it kufr to complaint against a Muslim to a non Muslim if he has harmed you for the purpose…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2018
Sin for speaking lies and going against one's word
1. What is the sin for a person going against his word and lying? 2. How important is the word of a Muslim? 3. Will you be rewarded for making sabar…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN16 Oct 2018
Is there a Hadith that ‘Speaking lies blackens the heart’?
Does it appear in a Hadith that speaking lies blackens the heart?
Moulana Suhail Motala - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2018
My wife is lying about praying Salah
I married after watching one of your video 3 years ago,alhamdulillah.she is a local scholar(ladies alim,maolana) I m not, she sometimes not…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Mufti Online18 Jul 2018
Lying to receive a scholarship
I have got a scholarship from the govt. based on my matric marks. I lied when in filling in the required form. If I would not have filled that in by…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Jul 2018
Laughing at people
If something bad happens to someone then I laugh. I know in my mind that it is bad but I can't control it.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2018
Laughing at someone
1. If someone is short or black, will laughing at them be kufr because Allah made them like that? It will be as if a person is indirectly laughing…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2018
Speaking lies to get citizenship
I have a relative of mine who has come here 7 years go, first as a visitor and than claimed asylum saying to the immigration that her husband has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Passing remarks and hinting at people
Please advise on passing remarks and hinting at daughter in laws in Islam.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Seeking forgiveness for being rude to someone
I spoke rude to a Muslim brother and he is my friend also and he felt insulted. After I spoke to him and said "please accord with me if I said…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Apr 2018
Seeking forgiveness for gheebat
If I am guilty for a sin but it didn't affect a person and that person didn't know if I tried to do something bad with him. Can I ask forginess only…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Mar 2018
Father cursing his son
If a father says to his son "if it's true that you committed what I suspect you, May Allah curse you" and surely the son committed what his father…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2018
Using one's neighbours WiFi without his permission
I use my neighbor's WiFi without his knowing. Is it permissible or is not.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2018
Cursing another Muslim
If a Muslim says to another Muslim that may the curse of iblees (Shaitan) upon you. Did the Muslim who cursed become a non Muslim or become a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Azaan ke waqt letna
Maghrib ki azaan ke waqt ya kisi aur waqt ki azaan ke waqt kya leat sakte he jabke namaaz to padhni he hi azaan ke baad lekin sab kehte he magrib ki…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Namaaz ke waqt namaaz ke liye tayyaari karna
Maghrib ki namaaz ke waqt jo lowg lete huwe hote he aur araam kar rahe hote he wo bethte kyu he kya maghrib ki namaaz ke waqt letna nahi chahiye?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Feb 2018
Seeing the examination paper before the exams
I just wanted to know if a teacher of a school is handing out assignments to a kid and by accident she puts one of the coming up test in that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Feb 2018
Classmates taking pictures of an exam paper from the teacher's laptop
In our class some boys took an exam paper from our teachers laptop when he was out and they took pictures of it and maybe that is the same paper…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN29 Jan 2018
Seeking Forgiveness for Backbiting
Do you have to seek the forgiveness of a person who you backbite or is Taubah enough?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online27 Jan 2018
Passing hurtful remarks and hinting at people
Please advise on passing hurtful remarks and hinting at people.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Using a stove in hotels that do not permit the usage of appliances in hotel rooms
It is a general rule in most present day hotels that visitors booked in are not allowed to use a stove or any such appliance in the bag which may be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2018
Taking items for personal use from sponsorships
Is it permissible to take items, e.g. (laptops, computers, printers, etc.) for personal use from sponsorship's and/or self-owned Non-profit…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2018
Preparing a new passport to avoid Saudi visa fees
My parents performed Ramzan Umrah in Hijri Year 1438. They wish to perform Ramzan Umrah in the next Hijri Year 1439 but the Saudi Government has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jan 2018
Lying to receive a pension from government
My father was a hardworking man all of his life. Due to poverty in his homeland he went to a European country and worked there in a factory for 25…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Jan 2018
Difference between backbiting and complaining?
Assalamu alaikum What is the difference between backbitting and complaining? A person does wrong to me and if I tell others he is doing wrong to me…
Anas Sharieff Qasmi
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