Do we narrate the hadith of Abu Hurayrah about the man who sinned, then repented, then sinned, then repented, to the general public?

The questioner : And what do you say about this? He asks: Do we narrate the aforementioned hadith of Abu Hurayrah and Abu Sa'id about the one who sinned, then repented, then sinned, then repented, then sinned, then repented, and then Allah the Exalted said, "So let him do what he wills"? Do we narrate it to the general public?

The Shaykh : I say that if a person wants to explain the hadith to them in a way that convinces them, there is no harm in saying, for example, that this person was granted success in repentance, while perhaps others were not, or something similar to that; there is no harm in that. However, if he narrates it and conveys it as is, there is a fear that the general public will be lax in this matter regarding sins, and they will say, "This man did it three times, and Allah the Exalted said, 'So let him do what he wills,'" and they will take it as a means to be lax in the sins of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.

The questioner : If there is reliance in his repentance.

The Shaykh : And this is what Yahya feared. He said, "If we narrate it to the general public, they will become bold in committing sins." So we say that if a person wants to explain it to them thoroughly and warn them against taking it at face value, there is no harm, because there is a fear that another person might come with it and send it to someone like this without explaining it to him.