Precious Fruits
Three for Whom There is No Backbiting
Al-Hasan al-Basri, may God have mercy on him, used to say: There are three for whom there is no backbiting: the openly immoral person who is mentioned for that immorality, the innovator who is mentioned for his innovation, and the unjust ruler who is mentioned for his injustice.
The Manners, Asceticism, and Admonitions of Al-Hasan Al-Basri
By Abi Al-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi
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