How does a person free himself from backbiting?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: How does a person free himself from backbiting if he has backbitten another person?
Answer:
If it is possible for him to ask the person for forgiveness, he should ask for forgiveness, because this is the right of a creation, and it is not dropped except by his pardon. As for if he is unable to ask for forgiveness from him, he should make du'a for him, seek forgiveness for him, and speak well of him. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: How does a person free himself from backbiting if he has backbitten another person?
Answer:
If it is possible for him to ask the person for forgiveness, he should ask for forgiveness, because this is the right of a creation, and it is not dropped except by his pardon. As for if he is unable to ask for forgiveness from him, he should make du'a for him, seek forgiveness for him, and speak well of him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [380] كيف يتحلل الشخص من الغيبة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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