26 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; Yahya ibn Ayyub narrated to us; Asbat narrated to us; from Abu Rajaʾ al-Khurasani; from ʿAbbad ibn Kathir; from al-Jurayri; from Abu Nadrah; from Jabir and Abu Saʿid (may Allah be pleased with them), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Beware of backbiting, for backbiting is graver than adultery. A man may commit adultery, then repent, and Allah accepts his repentance, whereas the backbiter will not be forgiven until the one he backbit grants him forgiveness.”