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How To Stop Backbiting
A scholar decided to stop backbiting.
However, he couldn’t stop backbiting altogether. He vowed to fast for each instance of backbiting.
Days passed, but backbiting continued.
He then decided to make a tougher decision.
He pledged to donate 1 Dirham for every instance of backbiting.
After a few days of donating, he realized he couldn’t backbite anymore!
Finally, the scholar achieved freedom from backbiting.
His name was Abdullah Ibn Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him.
(ad-Dhahabi, Siyar A’lam al-Nubala)