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Is Inquiring about a Prospective Spouse Backbiting?

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. I have heard that when one wants to marry, one can ask people about a prospective husband/wife. In this case, what is deemed as backbiting (ghaibah)? Which Qur'an verses or Hadiths support the idea that one can inquire about the negative traits of one’s prospective spouse? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Lending Money on the Condition of Not Using It in Haram

As-salamu `alaykum. Given that there is no compulsion in religion, can a Muslim who is giving another Muslim a loan make conditions about the loan that it is not to be spent in illegal ways?