Covering up a sin or exposing it
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The questioner:
A man saw a dream in which he was alone with a woman and feared that he would commit a sin. Is it permissible for him to expose them to avert that, even if it means not covering up for them in any case?
The Shaykh:
He should not warn them, so that he may expose them. He should warn them.
The questioner:
If the only way is through exposure, or through gathering people, for example, to prevent them, and so on, and exposing them, should he cover up for them even if they have committed the act?
The Shaykh:
Or should he expose them to the extent that I know? This is an evil. It is to be denounced, whether by the authority or by someone else, so that the disaster does not occur. We ask Allah for safety.
A man saw a dream in which he was alone with a woman and feared that he would commit a sin. Is it permissible for him to expose them to avert that, even if it means not covering up for them in any case?
The Shaykh:
He should not warn them, so that he may expose them. He should warn them.
The questioner:
If the only way is through exposure, or through gathering people, for example, to prevent them, and so on, and exposing them, should he cover up for them even if they have committed the act?
The Shaykh:
Or should he expose them to the extent that I know? This is an evil. It is to be denounced, whether by the authority or by someone else, so that the disaster does not occur. We ask Allah for safety.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الحدود : باب حد الزاني — islamhouse.com (15:55)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.