Is it permissible to talk about and condemn a Muslim woman who does not wear a hijab and is openly displaying herself, knowing who she is?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
Backbiting is permissible in certain cases, including: advising the one who seeks advice, the complaint of the oppressed, the openly sinful person, protecting someone from harm, and others. Therefore, if she is openly doing so, it is permissible to backbite her.
Source: Special Inquiry
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
Backbiting is permissible in cases such as:
1. The openly sinful person, where backbiting is allowed unless it involves hidden faults.
2. The oppressor of others, where the oppressed may backbite him, and it is obligatory to limit this to cases where the intention is to seek justice, not just any backbiting.
3. Advising a believer, where backbiting is allowed for the purpose of advice, such as when someone seeks advice about marrying a woman, and it is permissible to mention her faults if necessary. It is even permissible to do so without being asked if it is known that not advising would lead to significant harm.
4. If the intention of backbiting is to deter the person from wrongdoing when no other means are available.
5. If there is a fear for the religion due to the person being backbitten, it is permissible to backbite to prevent religious harm.
6. Discrediting witnesses.
7. If there is a fear that the backbitten person will fall into harm that needs to be prevented, backbiting is allowed to protect them.
8. Critiquing false statements, even if it results in a loss for the speaker.
Thus, if she is openly doing so, it is permissible to backbite her.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 1 - Prohibitions in Sacred Law
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