Is the repentance valid for someone who violated another person's honor through an anonymous message, then sent an apology message without revealing their identity or the reason for the apology? Does the right of that person remain upon them on the Day of Judgment? Is it obligatory for them to inform the person of the reason and seek their forgiveness, knowing that many years have passed since the incident? Are their prayers accepted for God to satisfy the wronged person without disclosing their identity in the afterlife? What is the ruling on the sins they committed at the beginning of their puberty due to ignorance of religious obligations?

Scholars have differed regarding what constitutes absolution from the intangible rights of human beings, such as backbiting. Some have held that it is obligatory to seek forgiveness from the wronged party, and that this seeking of forgiveness is sufficient if you write to them requesting their pardon. There is also a difference among scholars regarding the specific manner of seeking forgiveness: is general absolution sufficient, or is it necessary to inform them that you backbit them, mentioning the matter concerning which you backbit them? The more evident opinion is that it is necessary to clarify it, because a person may pardon backbiting in one instance but not in another. Others have held that it is sufficient to seek forgiveness for the person and supplicate for their well-being, especially if there is a fear of a greater harm resulting from informing them. This latter opinion is the preponderant one. Although mere seeking of forgiveness is sufficient, general absolution is more likely to clear one's conscience, along with frequent seeking of forgiveness and supplication for them.