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Ten women got together, and each of them complained about their (female) servants in specific terms. Is this gheebah (backbiting)?

Praise be to Allah.We put this question to Shaykh ‘Abd-Allah

ibn Jibreen (may Allah preserve him), who answered as follows:

This is gheebah, because there is no

benefit in complaining to other women in this manner. The employer has to

discipline and train her servant properly. If she wants to consult with

knowledgeable people (if there is a woman among them who has experience and

knowledge of such matters) about how she can discipline and train her

servant properly, then it is OK to mention the servant’s faults (because

there is a legitimate need to do so).

And Allah knows best.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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