ANSWER:

This is not backbiting if they say it to discuss & make a plan to discipline the child.

QUESTION: If a parent complains about their child to their spouse simply to vent their frustration does this l count as backbiting? In other words, if they are merely complaining about the child and expressing their frustration to their spouse, and the child would dislike what was said if they heard it, would this be considered backbiting?

Backbiting, Fiqh of the family |