Apologizing via mobile phone to a brother with whom one holds a grudge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A grudge arose between me and one of the brothers, so I sent him an apology via mobile phone. Is this considered sufficient in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
If he replies to you accepting the apology, that is sufficient. But if he does not reply to you, perhaps your apology did not reach him, or perhaps he wants you to meet him, and it is not sufficient for you to just message him. This is not sufficient unless he permits you and lets you know that he has forgiven you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A grudge arose between me and one of the brothers, so I sent him an apology via mobile phone. Is this considered sufficient in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
If he replies to you accepting the apology, that is sufficient. But if he does not reply to you, perhaps your apology did not reach him, or perhaps he wants you to meet him, and it is not sufficient for you to just message him. This is not sufficient unless he permits you and lets you know that he has forgiven you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجة في الصلاة بقراءة ابن مسعود وأُبَي — islamhouse.com (1:10:27)
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