Is It Backbiting If One Thinks Ill Of Others In One's Own Thoughts
However one should not over think ills of others, as it may lead to another forbidden area of ill thinking about others. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ Believers! Refrain from too much conjecture because some conjectures are pure sins. (49: 12)