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As Shaykh Nasir Al-Fahd فك الله بالعز اسره states in Mūjibāt Al-Istighfār, and likewise in its Sharh by Shaykh Ahmad حفظه الله — defending your brother from slander is something many people overlook, and as a result, need toً perform Istighfār. How many slanders do we see of Mujāhideen, of the Scholars, of our laymen brothers? Nobody is “not big enough” to defend from slander, and your defense must be based solely on your desire to defend a Muslims honor, and nothing else. That being said, we must recognize when slanderers are simply bums trying to generate traffic to their page, or perhaps are just so insecure and jealous, that they want to “punch up,” even though they’re about as insignificant as a cockroach. Someone who can’t recite Al-Fātihah, who is a pathological liar, is pushing 50+ years of age but you can’t differentiate between his attitude and the attitude of high school girl on her menstrual cycle, who throws a hissy fit when someone doesn’t refer to him by his pronoun of choice — there comes a time where it’s best to just ignore such a character, and leave them to live their “fulfilling” life on the internet.