Veiling the Faults of Muslims and the Prohibition against Divulging Them without Necessity

Those who love that indecency should spread among those who believe, surely for them is a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knows (the exact truth and nature of all matters), but you do not know. (an-Nur 24:19)

 

142. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, ‘All of my community will be given safety except for those who flaunt themselves. An aspect of flaunting yourself is to do an action by night and then in the morning, when Allah has veiled you, to say, “O so-and-so! I did such-and-such yesterday,” removing Allah’s veil in the morning after your Lord has veiled you in the night.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Adab, 60; Sahih Muslim, Zuhd, 52).

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014