Shaykh Salih al Fawzan hafidhullah was asked a question, he answer about the statement backing biting people for the sake of Allah.
وكذلك جاءنا البارحة سؤال من شخص يقول إنه رأى أحد طلبة العلم هكذا يقول ويقول إنه قال له…..
الشيخ: هذا طالب العلم قال له في الأثر تعالى بنا نغتب في الله فقال لي هل هذا حديث أو أثر أو ما هو الغيبة محرمة قال الله جل وعلا (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ) [سورة الحجرات: 12] فهي معصية كيف يغتب في الله وهى معصية الغيبة لا تجوز وفى هذا عليه أن يتوب إلى الله عز وجل ولا يحل قول نغتب في الله هذا يخالف الآية (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ) [سورة الحجرات: 12] ليس هناك غيبة في الله. الله يكره هذا وينهى عنه نعم.
First, it was asked in a Question:
And like this it came to us early a question from a person who says indeed he sees a seeker of knowledge he says ‘ indeed he said and it was said ‘ {he said she said/ slander and backbiting etc}
Shaykh Salih al Fawzan answers:
This student of knowledge said to him in this narration come with us and let us backbite for the sake of Allah the Majestic and Most Mighty. So he said to me this event or narration or it is not backbiting that is forbidden [that it permissible for him to speak ill about some one for the sake of Allah] Allah the Majestic and Most High said :
(يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ) [سورة الحجرات: 12
“O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins nor spy nor backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting) . And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” Surah alHujaraat verse 12.
So it is disobedience so how you going to backbite for the sake of Allah and backbiting is disobedience it’s not permissible for you this and that you must make tawbah to Allah the Might and the Most High and it not lawful this statement we backbite for the sake of Allah this differ from the verse “O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins nor spy nor backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” Surah alHujaraat verse 12.
There is no backbiting for the sake of Allah. Allah hates this and prohibit regarding this [backbiting for the sake of Allah].
End of the answer from Shaykh Salih bin Fawzan bin Abdillah al Fawzan may Allah increase him in Khair Ameen
Translated by Abul Baraa Muhammad Amreeki
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Works of Abul Baraa Muhamad Amreeki 
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