Combining the Cursing of One Who Shelters an Innovator with the Virtue of Covering a Muslim
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Question:
How can one reconcile his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1978b, with his saying Sunan Ibn Majah 2544Sahih (Darussalam) on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
This is what has been established: covering a Muslim means that no hadd (fixed punishment) has been established against him, and covering is better. However, this applies after his case is brought to the authorities, meaning that covering him and advising him so that he may repent is better. But if his case is brought to the authorities and the hadd is established against him, then intercession is not permissible, and this is not considered covering.
How can one reconcile his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
cursed him who accommodated an innovator
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ آوَى مُحْدِثًاWhoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him
من ستر مسلما ستره اللهAnswer:
This is what has been established: covering a Muslim means that no hadd (fixed punishment) has been established against him, and covering is better. However, this applies after his case is brought to the authorities, meaning that covering him and advising him so that he may repent is better. But if his case is brought to the authorities and the hadd is established against him, then intercession is not permissible, and this is not considered covering.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٨ — archive.org (33:10)
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