Dernière mise à jour: 2026-07-24
Les commérages en ligne : est-ce haram ?
Réponse rapide
Oui — Les commérages en ligne : Haram (interdit) selon l'islam.
IsItASin · Dernière mise à jour: 2026-07-24
Oui — Les commérages en ligne : Haram (interdit) selon l'islam. Quran 49:12 — 'And do not backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would detest it.'
Ce que l'islam enseigne sur Les commérages en ligne
Selon l'islam, Les commérages en ligne : Haram (interdit).
La ghiba (médisance) est haram : l'image du Coran est inoubliable — parler des défauts d'un frère derrière son dos revient à manger sa chair morte (49:12). Les fils en ligne multiplient les témoins, donc le tort ; même les rapports exacts tombent sous l'interdit.
Vous vous demandez ce qu'enseignent les autres religions ?
The Study Quran
For questions this important, going back to the source matters. The Study Quran — the definitive English translation with 1,500+ pages of commentary by leading scholars — provides the depth these questions deserve.
Ce que l'islam enseigne sur Les commérages en ligne
Réponse complète (en anglais) — L'analyse détaillée ci-dessous est proposée en anglais. Lire la version anglaise complète →
Islam's backbiting text is among the most vivid in scripture. Quran 49:12 asks the backbiter whether he would 'like to eat the flesh of his dead brother' — then adds 'you would detest it,' making the natural revulsion the measure of the act. The definition is broad: mentioning anything your brother would dislike, even if true, in his absence; falsehood on top of it is buhtan, slander, and worse. The Prophet described the gossiper's punishment in imagery that ensured the community remembered it, and Surah 104 opens with 'woe to every humazah lumazah' — the slanderer-scandalmonger — as a named category of the doomed. Online, fiqh councils note the aggravating factors: the audience is unlimited, the record is permanent, and anonymity removes the natural shame that restrained the market-place gossip. The Islamic rehabilitation program is also practical: cover others' faults ('whoever covers a believer, Allah will cover him on the Day of Resurrection'), speak good or stay silent — the Prophet's famous summary rule — and leave the thread. Muslim ethicists add the upside: the same networks that spread faults can spread honor, and defending the absent is Islamic chivalry (muru'ah).
Références Coraniques
- Quran 49:12 — 'And do not backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would detest it.'
- Quran 104:1 — 'Woe to every backbiter, slanderer.'
- Quran 24:19 — 'Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread are for them a painful punishment.'
Ce que vous devriez faire
L'analyse détaillée ci-dessous est proposée en anglais.
- Before sharing news about someone, ask: is it mine to share, and would they say it in front of me?
- Exit threads that exist to dissect an absent person; leaving quietly is not rude — staying is.
- Muslim: Speak good or remain silent; remember the dead-flesh image (49:12) when the morsel looks delicious.
- All: If you have spread someone's story, correct it where it spread and apologize to the person — repair is required, not optional.
Book of Repentance (Sahih Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said Allah rejoices more when you return than a man who finds water in the desert. Islamic tradition holds that tawbah is always accepted for those who sincerely seek it.
Begin Your Tawbah — The Path Is Open →Questions fréquentes
L'analyse détaillée ci-dessous est proposée en anglais.
Is sharing a public post about someone still gossip?
Public information weakens the privacy claim but not the harm standard.
Public information weakens the privacy claim but not the harm standard. Traditions still ask about intent and effect — sharing to shame or mock remains wrong even when the source is public. Islam's is about what the subject would dislike.
What if I'm just venting to close friends?
Venting to process pain has a place, but traditions set guardrails: purpose (processing, not entertaining), person (a confidant who can help, not an audience), and content (your experience, not their character).
Venting to process pain has a place, but traditions set guardrails: purpose (processing, not entertaining), person (a confidant who can help, not an audience), and content (your experience, not their character). Islam permits complaint to authorities who can fix wrongs.
Can I warn someone about a genuinely dangerous person?
Yes — protective warning is the classic permitted exception.
Yes — protective warning is the classic permitted exception. Yes — disclosing real danger to those who can act is the permitted exception in each tradition. The rules: be accurate, be necessary, go to people who can help.
Sujets liés
Avertissement : IsItASin.org propose des synthèses d'information sur les enseignements religieux de plusieurs traditions. Il ne s'agit pas d'un conseil religieux. Pour un accompagnement spirituel personnel, consultez un guide religieux qualifié de votre tradition.