If a man commits major sins, is it permissible for me to inform people of his open sinfulness?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a man is an open sinner and commits major sins, is it permissible for me to mention his name in public and inform people of his open sinfulness?

Answer:
What is the benefit of this? You should advise him, perhaps he will accept it, perhaps he will repent. What is required is to cover it up; that is what is required. Unless he openly displays it and repeats it, and there is a fear that he will cause corruption, in which case you report him to the authorities. As for you speaking about him in gatherings, there is no benefit behind that. Yes, but reporting him to the hisbah (religious police), reporting him to the prince, reporting him to the judge, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.