Q: I wanted to ask an important question on the topic of ghibat (backbiting) for I tend to become confused at times. Is it Haraam if you
are listening to someone's desperate problems and discussing it as a group in that case? And that person is being oppressed by others and needs immediate support by his/her friends?
Q: Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?
Q: If you backbite about non-muslims will you get the sin of backbiting?
Q: If you backbited the dead, how do you ask for their forgiveness?
Q: If someone calls me something wrong e.g. baboon, irrespective of weather I respond or not, will it affect me?
Q: We find many people broadcasting jokes about Julius Malema, Jacob Zuma, Barrack Obama, Blonde Jokes, Indian Jokes, etc. What is the status of these jokes in Shariah? If an article has been prepared on this topic I will indeed forward it to all my contacts Insha Allah.