Backbiting in the Self

Question
If a person backbites someone in their own mind, are they sinful for this act?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: Sin is incurred if the action reaches the limbs only, but mere thoughts in the soul carry no sin, and it is preferable to abandon them so that they do not reach the limbs. And God knows best.
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