What is the reconciliation between the hadith (Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy) and the hadith (… Narrate the blessings of Allah …)?

The questioner : The two hadiths, the second one , and in many places , how am I not understanding how one helps? Is there a specific period in which needs are kept secret?

The Shaykh : Of course, it is not hidden from you that a person, in his dealings with people, has things that are apparent. There are things that are apparent, like the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a Bedouin man came to him wearing tattered clothes. He said to him: O so-and-so, do you not have wealth? He said: From all wealth, Allah has given me camels, cattle, sheep, dirhams, and dinars. He said: If Allah gives you wealth, let it be seen on you, for Allah loves to see the effect of His blessing on His servant . So if this Muslim responds to this hadith and dresses according to his wealth and status, that is clear, and he does not keep it secret. But the hadith: Seek help in fulfilling your needs through secrecy. This contains a command that requires secrecy, such as the inventions of craftsmen and inventors and the like. He does not speak about them because he wants to reach lawful profit. If he speaks about them, others will get ahead of him, and his need will not be fulfilled.

The questioner : There may be other things.

The Shaykh : I may have given you an example.

The questioner : In daily life, I find it difficult to distinguish between this and that. Sometimes I fear that I am keeping something secret, while Allah has bestowed His blessings upon me, and I am keeping them secret.