{"_id":"6833a44ff9c8eb2f4345ac23","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does listening to internet drama count as backbiting?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I like to listen to internet drama stories. Like the latest drama that’s happening in fandom spaces or art spaces while I’m drawing. It makes drawing feel less monotonous when I’m listening to streamers reading over screenshots of the latest tea online.\\n\\nIs this haram? Would this be considered backbiting and gossip? Even if I’m not the one saying anything and just listening?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Listening to internet drama stories is not automatically considered ghībah (backbiting) just because drama is involved. If the content is just narrating events (like \\\"Person A said this,\\\" \\\"Person B responded like this\\\") without mocking, belittling, exposing private faults, or insulting someone behind their back, then it is not necessarily ghībah. It’s more like reporting or recounting what happened, which can be permissible depending on the content and intention. However, if the story being shared involves mockery, humiliating someone's reputation, uncovering hidden sins, or speaking about someone’s faults in a way they would hate, even if you are just listening without speaking, then yes, it becomes participation in ghībah, and it should be avoided.\\n\\nIn short, it depends on what’s being said. If it’s just reading public comments without insulting or exposing people’s faults, it's not automatically ghībah. If it crosses into mockery, exposing sins, or tearing down someone's honor, then it would be considered ghībah and even listening becomes problematic. It's always safest to have a cautious heart. If you notice the conversation slipping into negative speech, it's better to quietly leave it or find cleaner background content.\\n\\nAs a summary, narrating public events neutrally = not automatically harām. Mocking, exposing faults, or hurting someone's honor = ghībah and sinful.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a7b","tag":"Worship: Sins","count":100},{"_id":"668da0120b76658b4c232d5e","tag":"Contemporary Life: Social Media","count":26},{"_id":"66cd028b362bfeb5d620c8d6","tag":"Backbiting","count":12}],"createdOn":"2025-05-25T23:14:23.655Z"}