The Expiation of the Gathering for Backbiting
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Regarding backbiting, is the expiation of the gathering sufficient for it?
Answer:
No, backbiting is a right belonging to the other person, and it is not waived except by his forgiveness. The right of the created being is not waived except by the forgiveness of the created being.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Regarding backbiting, is the expiation of the gathering sufficient for it?
Answer:
No, backbiting is a right belonging to the other person, and it is not waived except by his forgiveness. The right of the created being is not waived except by the forgiveness of the created being.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:17:40)
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