Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Penance for Backbiting

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hadith 311
The Prophet (SAWA) was asked about the penance for backbiting, to which he replied, ‘You must seek Allahs forgiveness on behalf of the one you have talked about every time you remember him.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ وقد سُئلَ عن كَفّارَةِ الاغتِيابِ ـ: تَستَغفِرُ اللّهَ لِمَنِ اغتَبتَهُ كُلَّما ذَكَرتَهُ.
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hadith 312
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When one of you backbites about his fellow brother, he must seek forgiveness from Allah for that is penance for it.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إذا اغتابَ أحَدُكُم أخاهُ فلْيَستَغفِرِ اللّهَ ؛ فإنَّها كفّارَةٌ لَهُ.
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