Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 28 of 372
Covering Faults of the Muslims
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 28 : Ahadith 240 – 243
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ ٱلۡفَٰحِشَةُ فِي ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
“Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter.”
[An-Nūr 24:19]
240 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah will cover up on the Day of Resurrection the defects (faults) of the one who covers up the faults of the others in this world”.[Muslim].
241 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Every one of my followers will be forgiven except those who expose (openly) their wrongdoings. An example of this is that of a man who commits a sin at night which Allah has covered for him, and in the morning, he would say (to people): “I committed such and such sin last night,’ while Allah had kept it a secret. During the night Allah has covered it up but in the morning he tears up the cover provided by Allah Himself.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
242 Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When a slave-girl commits fornication and this fact of fornication has become evident, she must be given the penalty of (fifty) lashes without hurling reproaches at her; if she does it again, she must be given the penalty but she should not be rebuked. If she does it for the third time, he should sell her, even for a rope woven from hair (i.e., something worthless)”.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
243 Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: A man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he asked us to beat him; some struck him with their hands, some with their garments (making a whip) and some with their sandals. When he (the drunkard) had gone, some of the people said: “May Allah disgrace you!” He (the Prophet ﷺ) said, “Do not say so. Do not help the devil against him”.[Al-Bukhari].