Does (impermissible) backbiting break one's fast?

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵❓

Does (impermissible) backbiting break one's fast?

𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑹❗️

Backbiting (whether it is permissible or impermissible) does not break your fast.

Backbiting is mentioning something about your brother that he dislikes, based

on the statement of Allaah (ﷻ):

وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا

…And do not backbite one another.

(Al Hujuraat, 49:12)

The same ruling applies to slandering, revilement, abuse, and lying. These do not break one's fast. However, they are all sins, so caution needs to be taken and these acts must be avoided.

These acts wound and weaken the fast based on the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ):

“Whoever does not leave false speech and acting upon it and ignorance, Allaah does not need him to leave his food or drink”

(Al-Bukhārī, 1903; 6085, narrated by Abī Hurayrah)

Also, he stated (ﷺ):

“Fasting is a shield. When any one of you is fasting on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor raise his voice; or if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him, he should say: ‘I am fasting.’”

There are many narrations about this issue.

هذا وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين

And Allah knows best

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This text is one of the many fatwa (answers to questions based on authentic Islamic provisions) that are made available by Malam Khamis Yusuf. You can follow him on Facebook, Telegram, and WhatsApp.