٧ - قال: أخبرني أبو عبيد الله محمد بن عمران المرزباني قال: حدثنا محمد بن أحمد الحكيمي قال: حدثنا محمد بن إسحاق  قال: أخبرنا داود بن المحبر قال: حدثنا عنبسة بن عبد الرحمن القرشي  قال: حدثنا خالد بن يزيد اليماني، عن أنس بن مالك قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: كفارة الاغتياب أن تستغفر لمن اغتبته. وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد النبي وآله وسلم.
7. He said: Abu Ubaidullah Muhammad ibn Imran al-Marzbani reported to me from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hakimi, who reported from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, who reported from Dawood ibn al-Muhabbar, who reported from Ambasah ibn Abdul Rahman al-Qarshi, who reported from Khalid ibn Yazid al-Yamani, who reported from Anas ibn Malik that: The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "The penance and expiation for backbiting anyone is to seek forgiveness from Allah for him or her." And may Allah bless His mercy upon our master Muhammad and his progeny.