The Ruling on the Secret Habit and a Hadith Reported on It
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The questioner:
Shaykh, what is the ruling on the secret habit? It is forbidden, but Shaykh, I want your clarification?
The Shaykh:
We have explained that it is a major sin, a forbidden major sin, and it is obligatory to impose a discretionary punishment on the one who does it.
The questioner:
But there is a hadith that he will come on the Day of Resurrection with a stench.
The Shaykh:
This is weak; it is a weak hadith that is not authentic. Allah the Exalted only said: "Whoever cheats[Al-Mu'minun 23:7] that is oppression."
Shaykh, what is the ruling on the secret habit? It is forbidden, but Shaykh, I want your clarification?
The Shaykh:
We have explained that it is a major sin, a forbidden major sin, and it is obligatory to impose a discretionary punishment on the one who does it.
The questioner:
But there is a hadith that he will come on the Day of Resurrection with a stench.
The Shaykh:
This is weak; it is a weak hadith that is not authentic. Allah the Exalted only said: "Whoever cheats
then those are the transgressors -
فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 55 — archive.org (1:07:21)
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