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100 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; ʿUbayd Allah narrated to me; Musa b. Ismaʿil narrated to us; al-Salt b. Tarif al-Maghwoli narrated:
He said: I asked al-Hasan—may Allah have mercy on him—‘There is a man whose flagrant immorality I know for certain, and on that knowledge I killed him. If I now speak of him, does that count as backbiting?’ He replied, ‘No—and may the wicked never enjoy the comfort of an eye.’
١٠٠ - حَدَّثَنِا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ الْمَغْوَلِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْحَسَنَ، ﵁، قُلْتُ: رَجُلٌ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ الْفُجُورَ وَقَتَلْتُهُ عِلْمًا أَفَذِكْرِي لَهُ غِيبَةٌ؟ قَالَ: «لَا، وَلَا نِعْمَتْ عَيْنٌ لِلْفَاجِرِ»