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85 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Yusuf ibn Musa narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Maghraʾ narrated to us; al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Ibrahim, who said: “There were three people about whom speech was not considered backbiting: the unjust ruler, the religious innovator, and the flagrant sinner who openly publicizes his vice.”
٨٥ - حَدَّثَنِا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بنُ مَغْرَاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: " ثَلَاثٌ كَانُوا لَا يَعْدُوهُنَّ مِنَ الْغِيبَةِ: الْإِمَامُ الْجَائِرُ، وَالْمُبْتَدِعُ، وَالْفَاسِقُ الْمُجَاهِرُ بِفِسْقِهِ "