Responding with the Best to One Who Backbites
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! How do I respond with the best to a person who harmed me through backbiting and speaking ill of my character, and who has come to apologize?
Answer:
If he has apologized, praise be to Allah, accept his apology. If he has not apologized and continues, then you should be correct and forgive. Forgive him and be patient. The sin will be upon him, and you will be recording good deeds.
Honorable Shaykh! How do I respond with the best to a person who harmed me through backbiting and speaking ill of my character, and who has come to apologize?
Answer:
If he has apologized, praise be to Allah, accept his apology. If he has not apologized and continues, then you should be correct and forgive. Forgive him and be patient. The sin will be upon him, and you will be recording good deeds.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الديات — islamhouse.com (1:07:50)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.