How to make up for backbiting against someone who has died
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner says: A friend of ours in college passed away, and we had spoken ill of her before her death without making up for it. We are now in confusion and regret. We have sought Allah's forgiveness for this sin, but we fear that Allah will not accept it from us. What is the solution in your view, Honorable Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is a mistake and a sin, because it is forbidden backbiting. Since the woman about whom you spoke has died, nothing remains but to pray for her. You should pray for her, seek forgiveness for her, and speak well of her in the gatherings where you backbit her, so that perhaps Allah may expiate that for you. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner says: A friend of ours in college passed away, and we had spoken ill of her before her death without making up for it. We are now in confusion and regret. We have sought Allah's forgiveness for this sin, but we fear that Allah will not accept it from us. What is the solution in your view, Honorable Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is a mistake and a sin, because it is forbidden backbiting. Since the woman about whom you spoke has died, nothing remains but to pray for her. You should pray for her, seek forgiveness for her, and speak well of her in the gatherings where you backbit her, so that perhaps Allah may expiate that for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيفية التحلل من الغيبة ممن مات – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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