Mu'adh's narration of the hadith despite the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) telling him not to inform the people: Is this a sin?
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The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : He narrated it out of fear of concealing knowledge, and he said, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) told us about it so that we would tell the people about it," because this is part of conveying the message. The fear that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) feared may or may not occur.
The questioner : But did its occurrence in the era of the Companions happen less than its occurrence in our era?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that errors in understanding after the era of the Companions are more numerous than errors in understanding in the era of the Companions. However, he (may Allah be pleased with him) feared that it would be considered concealing knowledge, and he said, "What is the benefit if the Messenger tells me alone?!" But he said that this means not narrating it out of fear of an obstacle, whereas the default is the absence of an obstacle. Or, for example, he (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that the people possessed a strength of faith and certainty that was not present when he was told about it. That is, in the era of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), you know that the Muslim community initially had weakness, to the extent that he left the rebuilding of the Ka'bah out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So perhaps the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed this, and that in the era of Mu'adh, this matter had ceased.
The questioner : The default is to disseminate knowledge, but if it is specified in a particular issue...
The Shaykh : That is, he did not generalize it; he specified it. Yes.
The Shaykh : He narrated it out of fear of concealing knowledge, and he said, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) told us about it so that we would tell the people about it," because this is part of conveying the message. The fear that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) feared may or may not occur.
The questioner : But did its occurrence in the era of the Companions happen less than its occurrence in our era?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that errors in understanding after the era of the Companions are more numerous than errors in understanding in the era of the Companions. However, he (may Allah be pleased with him) feared that it would be considered concealing knowledge, and he said, "What is the benefit if the Messenger tells me alone?!" But he said that this means not narrating it out of fear of an obstacle, whereas the default is the absence of an obstacle. Or, for example, he (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that the people possessed a strength of faith and certainty that was not present when he was told about it. That is, in the era of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), you know that the Muslim community initially had weakness, to the extent that he left the rebuilding of the Ka'bah out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So perhaps the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed this, and that in the era of Mu'adh, this matter had ceased.
The questioner : The default is to disseminate knowledge, but if it is specified in a particular issue...
The Shaykh : That is, he did not generalize it; he specified it. Yes.