Continuation of the explanation of the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "."
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The Shaykh : In this hadith, there is evidence for the permissibility of a person confessing to unlawful sexual intercourse regarding himself in order to be purified by the fixed punishment, not in order to expose himself. So the person who speaks about himself that he committed unlawful sexual intercourse, yes, he speaks about himself that he committed unlawful sexual intercourse before the ruler, before the ruler or his deputy, in order for the fixed punishment to be enforced upon him; this is not blamed and not criticized. But as for the person who informs about himself that he committed unlawful sexual intercourse, informing the general public, this is exposing himself, and he is among those who are not granted protection, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
There is a third category: a wicked, rebellious, licentious person who speaks about unlawful sexual intercourse in boasting, and I seek refuge in Allah. He says: I traveled to such-and-such a country and committed fornication and did so, and committed unlawful sexual intercourse with several women, and the like of that, and he boasts with this. This person must be asked to repent, and if he repents, otherwise he is killed. Because the one who boasts about unlawful sexual intercourse, the implication of his state is that he has deemed unlawful sexual intercourse permissible, and I seek refuge in Allah. And whoever deems unlawful sexual intercourse permissible is a disbeliever, a disbeliever. And there are some people who do this, and I seek refuge in Allah. Some of these wicked, licentious people who the Muslims have been afflicted with calamities because of them, and because of their actions, there are those who brag about this matter. If he travels to a country known for wickedness and licentiousness, such as Bangkok and other vile countries that are full of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, intoxicants, and the like, he returns to his companions bragging about what he did. This, as I said: he must be asked to repent, and if he repents, otherwise he is killed. Because whoever deems unlawful sexual intercourse or any of the apparent forbidden matters upon which there is consensus permissible, he becomes a disbeliever.
If someone says: Is it better for a person who commits unlawful sexual intercourse to go to the judge to confess to him so that the fixed punishment is enforced upon him, or is it better for him to cover himself? The answer to this is: that there is a detail in this. It may be that the person has repented with a sincere repentance, and he has regretted, and he knows from himself that he will not return to it. So it is better for him not to go, and not to inform about himself, but rather to keep the matter a secret between him and Allah. And whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. But as for the one who fears that his repentance will not be sincere, and fears that he will return and go back to the sin again, so it is better for him to go to the one in authority, to the judge or other, to confess to him so that the fixed punishment is enforced upon him. So this matter has a detail in it, and the rest of the speech on the hadith will come, if Allah wills.
All my Ummah are granted protection except those who expose themselves. They said: Who are those who expose themselves? He said: The one who commits a sin, then Allah covers it for him, but he rises in the morning talking about it, informing the people about it.
كل أمتي معافى إلا المجاهرين ، قالوا : من المجاهرون ؟ قال : الذي يفعل الذنب ثم يستره الله عليه فيصبح يتحدث به ، يخبر به الناسThere is a third category: a wicked, rebellious, licentious person who speaks about unlawful sexual intercourse in boasting, and I seek refuge in Allah. He says: I traveled to such-and-such a country and committed fornication and did so, and committed unlawful sexual intercourse with several women, and the like of that, and he boasts with this. This person must be asked to repent, and if he repents, otherwise he is killed. Because the one who boasts about unlawful sexual intercourse, the implication of his state is that he has deemed unlawful sexual intercourse permissible, and I seek refuge in Allah. And whoever deems unlawful sexual intercourse permissible is a disbeliever, a disbeliever. And there are some people who do this, and I seek refuge in Allah. Some of these wicked, licentious people who the Muslims have been afflicted with calamities because of them, and because of their actions, there are those who brag about this matter. If he travels to a country known for wickedness and licentiousness, such as Bangkok and other vile countries that are full of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, intoxicants, and the like, he returns to his companions bragging about what he did. This, as I said: he must be asked to repent, and if he repents, otherwise he is killed. Because whoever deems unlawful sexual intercourse or any of the apparent forbidden matters upon which there is consensus permissible, he becomes a disbeliever.
If someone says: Is it better for a person who commits unlawful sexual intercourse to go to the judge to confess to him so that the fixed punishment is enforced upon him, or is it better for him to cover himself? The answer to this is: that there is a detail in this. It may be that the person has repented with a sincere repentance, and he has regretted, and he knows from himself that he will not return to it. So it is better for him not to go, and not to inform about himself, but rather to keep the matter a secret between him and Allah. And whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. But as for the one who fears that his repentance will not be sincere, and fears that he will return and go back to the sin again, so it is better for him to go to the one in authority, to the judge or other, to confess to him so that the fixed punishment is enforced upon him. So this matter has a detail in it, and the rest of the speech on the hadith will come, if Allah wills.