hadith
311
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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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