How is the restitution of wrongs other than in money?

The questioner : He says:The questioner : You mentioned, may Allah guide you, in yesterday's Friday sermon the obligation of returning rights to their owners. This is clear in the case of money, but what do you say, O honorable Shaykh, about a person who has committed some open sinfulness, or indeed some of the major sins, involving men or women? How is the restitution of wrongs in such a case, given that if he goes to apologize now, it might lead to many problems? I ask for clarification of the matter. Because when a person repents and feels remorse, he feels wounds in his heart. What is the solution in such a situation? May Allah benefit me and all my Muslim brothers through you.

The Shaykh : The solution in this is that for what cannot be remedied, repentance and seeking forgiveness are sufficient. For example, if it happens that this man previously committed unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman with her consent, and it is known that she was wronging herself and he was wronging himself, and then he repents, Allah will accept his repentance, by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: complete So his repentance, if Allah wills, is sufficient. But there are non-financial rights that can be remedied, such as if he has backbitten a person, meaning he mentioned him in his absence with what he dislikes. Regarding this, some scholars said: "It is necessary that you go to him and seek his forgiveness, and there is no repentance for you except by that". And some scholars gave a detailed ruling, saying: "If he has known that you backbitten him, it is necessary that you seek his forgiveness. But if he has not known, it is not required that you seek his forgiveness, but mention him with good in the places where you used to backbite him, for good deeds erase bad deeds". Yes.