The Meaning of the Hadith: “Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy,” and is this established from his words?
Answer:
You are the one who says that the Messenger said this; it needs to be verified. I have not verified it for you, but sometimes a person, if he reveals his affairs to people, is harmed by it, and if he keeps them hidden, that helps him in achieving his need. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy,” and is this established from his words?
Answer:
You are the one who says that the Messenger said this; it needs to be verified. I have not verified it for you, but sometimes a person, if he reveals his affairs to people, is harmed by it, and if he keeps them hidden, that helps him in achieving his need. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (51:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.