When a person is guilty of slander, the Holy One says to the ministering angel of hell, “I [will judge him] from above and you from below.” His rectification is to engage in Torah study and humble himself. This will also keep him from slandering further.
א. הַמְסַפֵּר לָשׁוֹן הָרָע, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא אוֹמֵר לַשַּׂר שֶׁל גֵיהִנּם: אֲנִי עָלָיו מִלְמַעְלָה וְאַתָּה עָלָיו מִלְמַטָּה. וְתַקָּנָתוֹ – יַּעֲסֹק בַּתּוֹרָה וְיַשְׁפִּיל דַּעְתּוֹ גַּם עַל־יְדֵי זֶה לֹא יָבוֹא לִידֵי לָשׁוֹן הָרָע.
When a person is guilty of slander, the Holy One says to the ministering angel of hell, “I [will judge him] from above and you from below.” His rectification is to engage in Torah study and humble himself. This will also keep him from slandering further.