Forgiving the one who backbites you if you fear his anger
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: I backbit several people, and I am afraid that if I go to seek their forgiveness, they will bring their wives and their drinks with them. What do you advise?
Answer:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that if informing the person you backbitten leads to him becoming angry with you or not forgiving you, then you should compensate for it by praising him and making du'a for him. You praise him in the gatherings where you backbitten him and make du'a for him. This, if Allah wills, restores his right. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He says: I backbit several people, and I am afraid that if I go to seek their forgiveness, they will bring their wives and their drinks with them. What do you advise?
Answer:
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that if informing the person you backbitten leads to him becoming angry with you or not forgiving you, then you should compensate for it by praising him and making du'a for him. You praise him in the gatherings where you backbitten him and make du'a for him. This, if Allah wills, restores his right. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-03-التوبة آداب وأحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (20:41)
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