Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:2163 حَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّا ذَاهِبُونَ غَدًا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقِينَاهُمْ وَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
English Translation
Jabir ibn 'Atik narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Backbiting is worse than adultery." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, how is backbiting worse than adultery?" He said: "A man commits adultery and then repents, and Allah accepts his repentance. But the backbiter is not forgiven until the one he backbit forgives him."