The supplication for the expiation of the gathering, and whether it expiates backbiting and talebearing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the supplication for the expiation of the gathering serve as an expiation for the backbiting and talebearing that took place in that gathering?
Answer:
It serves as an expiation for what is between the servant and Allah. As for what is between the servant and people in terms of injustices, they must seek their pardon and ask for their forgiveness, because the injustices committed against people are not forgiven except by their forgiveness. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the supplication for the expiation of the gathering serve as an expiation for the backbiting and talebearing that took place in that gathering?
Answer:
It serves as an expiation for what is between the servant and Allah. As for what is between the servant and people in terms of injustices, they must seek their pardon and ask for their forgiveness, because the injustices committed against people are not forgiven except by their forgiveness. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الرهب من مساوئ الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (1:08:51)
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