Hadith 4677

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do you know what backbiting is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “It is mentioning your brother in a way he dislikes.” It was said: “What if what I say about my brother is true?” He said: “If it is true, you have backbitten him; if it is not true, you have slandered him.” [Narrated by Muslim] Al-Baghawi narrated in Sharh As-Sunnah from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): “If you say about your brother what is true, you have backbitten him; if you say what is not true, you have slandered him.”