He spoke on the rule: (Whoever is afflicted with any of the sins, let him conceal it).

The Shaykh : There is a legal rule that whoever is afflicted with any of these sins should conceal it. Part of applying this rule is that if a Muslim comes and confesses that he committed a crime for which a fixed punishment (hadd) is due, and he wants to purify himself by having the punishment carried out on him, he is instructed not to confess to the hadd, is that not so? If the perpetrator, the fornicator, or the thief, asks for the hadd to be carried out to purify himself, he is instructed not to confess. The greatest example of this is the story of Ma'iz, who came from the right side and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, purify me." He turned his face away from him. He came from the other side and said: "O Messenger of Allah, purify me." What does this mean? The language of the situation is more eloquent than the language of speech. Hide your face from me, go away from me, I do not want to carry out the hadd, perhaps, perhaps. This matter is well known in the hadith, as you know. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, purify me." He said: Look, let him be a drinker, let him be one who raves about what he does not know, test him, if there is nothing in him, stone him. So they stoned him. Thus, all these means are to avoid carrying out the hadd. Do you see whether carrying out the hadd on him benefits him or harms him? It benefits him, but accusing a Muslim of disbelief does not benefit him; it harms him. As the Syrian proverb says: "A scratch in the purity, he sneezed in his clothes." Do you understand this statement? So when he hears the severe ruling against him, and this is what we unfortunately see with some people who worship Allah on the edge, they barely hear a word containing any severity or harshness without recoiling like a mule. So the one who wants to issue a ruling of declaring a Muslim a disbeliever must first be a scholar, and second, he must be cautious, studying this person's case from all angles. Then there is the statement mentioned by some later jurists that if there are one hundred testimonies regarding this person, ninety-nine saying that he disbelieved by what he did or said, and one saying, "No, this is not disbelief, this is open sinfulness (fisq)," they say, out of caution, this opinion is adopted and the ninety-nine opinions are left. And we ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to make us from the middle nation.
Abu Malik: Amen.

The Shaykh : We apologize to Professor Abu Malik.
Abu Malik: No, no.

The Shaykh : Because we feel that we have tired him out.
Abu Malik: Indeed, by Allah, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And we kept him up late.
Abu Malik: This is a blessed night.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
Abu Malik: May Allah reward us for our brother Abu Abdullah, our brother ... .

The Shaykh : O Allah, amen.
Abu Malik: And may Allah reward us for our brothers Abu Jabir, Abu Talibah, Abu Salem, and Ibrahim al-Hashimi.

The questioner : And Abu Sabir.
Abu Malik: May Allah preserve you. May Allah reward them well for preparing this noble gathering for us, and then these nice questions, which I also asked our Shaykh. And do not forget, my brothers, this is a bequest I insist on very, very much. Insist, memorize it from me, and preserve it for those after you, and spread it among all people: that they should pray for our Shaykh in his absence for a long life.

The questioner : Amen.
Abu Malik: And that Allah may let the Muslims enjoy his benefit, if Allah wills.
Abu Layla : O Shaykh, two and a half hours.

The Shaykh : Yes.
Abu Layla : Two and a half hours on the tape, we need to fill them.
Abu Malik: O Allah, grant us from Your fear that which turns us away from Your sins, and from Your obedience that which leads us to Your Paradise, and from certainty that which makes the trials of this world easy for us. O Allah, let us enjoy our hearing, our sight, and our strength as long as You keep us alive, and make it our inheritance. O Allah, make our revenge against those who wronged us, and help us against those who opposed us.

The Shaykh : O Allah, amen.
Abu Malik: And do not make this world the greatest of our concerns or the limit of our knowledge, and do not let one who does not have mercy on us have power over us.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah accept from you.
Abu Malik : And you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you
Abu Malik: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Abu Layla : Of course, my brothers, the questions are specific to our brother Ibrahim. I hope, meaning, not to ask questions other than his, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Oh Allah.