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Hadith about not revealing your sins?
I'm trying to find this hadith that says you shouldn't reveal your sins to anybody. Does anyone have it? thanks.
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- “All of my ummah will be fine except for those who commit sin openly. Part of committing sin openly is when a man does something at night and Allaah conceals it, but in the morning he says, ‘O So-and-so, last night I did such and such.’ His Lord had covered his sin all night, but in the morning he removed the cover of Allaah.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5721; Muslim, 2990) Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 207 Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: While Ibn Umar was performing the Tawaf (around the Ka'ba), a man came up to him and said, "O Abu 'AbdurRahman!" or said, "O Ibn Umar! Did you hear anything from the Prophet about An-Najwa?" Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Prophet saying, 'The Believer will be brought near his Lord." (Hisham, a sub-narrator said, reporting the Prophet's words), "The believer will come near (his Lord) till his Lord covers him with His screen and makes him confess his sins. (Allah will ask him), 'Do you know (that you did) 'such-and-such sin?" He will say twice, 'Yes, I do.' Then Allah will say, 'I concealed it in the world and I forgive it for you today.' Then the record of his good deeds will be folded up. As for the others, or the disbelievers, it will be announced publicly before the witnesses: 'These are ones who lied against their Lord."
- I find this a really tough issue for me personally. As a revert to islam I had do break lot's of life long bad habits and actions. I was so used to talking to my friends about every single detail of my life, no matter what it was. Alham Doulilah this deen makes so much sense it's not hard to understand. I see the benefits of this suggestion in many ways. Just a few quickly...We protect our dignity and honor, atleast in the eyes of men. Also by bragging about things that are wrong we're justifying them which takes away any option for repentance. Insha'Allah may we be forgiven for our sins and have a place in heaven. Ameen. Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud r.a. (May allah be pleased with him) related, “A man came to the Prophet and said: “Ya Rasulullah! I have mingled with a woman in the far side of Madinah and I fulfilled my desire short of actually having sexual intercourse with her. So, here am I, judge me according to what you decide.’” Umar Ibn al-Khattab r.a. (May allah be pleased with him) then said: “Allah had kept your secret, why did not you keep your secret?” [Sahih Muslim] Similarly, if anyone knows of somebody else’s sin, he/she should keep it a secret. Prophet Muhammad s.a.w (peace be upon him) said: “He, who relieves a hardship of this Dunia (world) for a believer, Allah will relieve (from him) a hardship of the Day of Resurrection; he who makes easy an indebted person, Allah will make it easy for him in the Dunia and the Hereafter; he who covers a Muslim (meaning his mistakes and shortcomings), Allah will cover him in the Dunia and the Hereafter …” [Sahih Muslim]
- Young c has got it.
- Thanks for posting this and I agree with the other revert it can be hard at times and takes adjustment.
- Im sure there is another Hadith told about Musa (pbuh), something about when he was going to speak to Allah, people asked him to ask Allah what will become of them and one lady reveled a secret to him and for that she wud have a great torment in Hell, i duno i cant remember it right now, but does anyone know of it?
