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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is (If you are afflicted, then conceal it) a hadith?

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Question:
You are asking about this phrase, Your Eminence, and saying: Is it a hadith: "If you are afflicted, then conceal it"?

Answer:
Its meaning came in a weak, mursal hadith from Zayd ibn Aslam that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever commits any of these abominable actsمن أصاب شيئًا من هذه القاذورات
meaning: sins
Let him repent to Allah, and let him conceal himself with the concealment of Allahفليتب إلى الله، وليستتر بستر الله
For this reason, when Ma'iz came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that he had committed unlawful sexual intercourse, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him several times, hoping that he would repent, seek forgiveness, and return, so that he would not make this great matter public.
The point is that a person is commanded to conceal, to repent to Allah, and not to display or make his sin public to people. And whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him (his sin) in this world and in the Hereafter.من ستر مسلمًا؛ ستره الله في الدنيا والآخرة
Sunan Ibn Majah 2544Sahih (Darussalam)
So the believer conceals himself and does not announce his sin. But if he announces it to the one in authority, the hudud punishment must be carried out against him if it entails a hudud, and if it entails a discretionary punishment, the discretionary punishment must be carried out. However, it is prescribed for him not to reveal it to people, and not to go to the ruler, but rather to conceal himself with the concealment of Allah, let him repent to Allah, let him seek Allah's forgiveness, and that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. This is what is prescribed. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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