Is a general message of seeking forgiveness for those I have backbitten sufficient, instead of directly asking for their forgiveness, in order to avoid their anger or severing ties with them?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
We have previously issued fatwas regarding how to repent from backbiting. Most scholars do not stipulate informing the person who was backbited; rather, seeking forgiveness for them and supplicating for them in their absence is sufficient. This is what Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah affirmed, and the idea of the message is good.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/189521
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 189521
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy