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Fatwa CenterCriticized Food Prepared by Other Maid: Is It Backbiting?
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once my maid was asking me about a cooking that my other maid cooked , if i told her that there is less of salt and tell the one that has cooked it to add some salt . Will telling this to the present maid be considered backbiting or gheebah because the other was not present?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
It is feared that this may be backbiting if the lack of salt is a defect and the maid who cooked the food is offended by this being mentioned. Scholars have defined backbiting as mentioning something about a person which he hates in everything related to him, whether in his body, his actions, his wealth, or otherwise.
Allah knows best.
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