Backbiting (gheebah) means mentioning something about a person (in his absence), that he hates (to have mentioned), whether it is about his body, his religious characteristics, his worldly affairs, his self, his physical appearance, his character, his wealth, his child, his father, his wife, his manner of walking, and ...

What is the punishment for backbiting in Islam?

In the hadith, it says the punishment for backbiting is that Allah will take away from your account of good deeds and give it to the one you hurt as an act of compensation.

What is backbiting called in Islam?

Islam considers it to be a major sin and the Qur'an compares it to the abhorrent act of eating the flesh of one's dead brother. ... In Judaism, backbiting is known as hotzaat shem ra (spreading a bad name) and is considered a severe sin.