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Seeking Forgiveness for Backbiting

· 12 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Do you have to seek the forgiveness of a person who you backbite or is Taubah enough?

Answer

In this regard, there are two situations:

a) The person who had been backbitten is unaware of it. In this case, Taubah and Istighfaar will be sufficient.

b) The person who had been backbitten becomes aware of it. In this case, Taubah and Istighfaar will not Rather, it will be necessary for a person to seek the forgiveness of whom he had backbit. (Shaami 6/410)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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What counts as backbiting (gheebah)?

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