DO NOT REVEAL YOUR SINS...............

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Asalaam aleykum

From among the teachings of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. (peace be upon him) is to keep our sins a secret matter. If someone commits a sinful act which is against the Commandments of Allah, or against the moral character, or commits an act which may cause harm to one’s honor, then he should keep it a secret and seek forgiveness from Allah in the darkness of night as quickly as possible.

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. (peace be upon him) said: “My entire nation is safe, except al-Mujahirin (those who boast of their sins). Among the Mujaharah is that a man commits an (evil) act, and wakes up in the morning while Allah has kept his (sin) a secret, he says: “O so-and-so! Last night I did this and that.” He goes to sleep while Allah has kept his (sin) a secret but he wakes up in the morning and uncovers what Allah has kept a secret!” [Sahih al-Bukhari]

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]

Today, there are channels through which sins are propagated in the society, such as books, magazines, emails, smses and television programs that mention the crimes of others, illicit acts, and immorality under the name of creating awareness among the people.

These so-called awareness are in actual fact, a way to fuel gossips and like a carrot dangling in front of the donkey, a way to make people follow blindly, slowly away from the way of Truth dan Justice shown by Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

Even though lots of people says that these channels of propagating information are meant to help the people become aware and fight against the crimes but they are in reality, helping the crime to spread faster in the society! Crimes, which were previously unknown to people have become common offenses! It is therefore necessary for the Muslims to avoid all such avenues which may lead to the destruction of our Muslim Ummah.

Notes to consider:

Do not reveal your sins (whether major or minor), not even to your close ones such as your spouse or parents.
Ask Allah for forgiveness for the sins that you had committed and repent as sincerely as you can.
Ask Allah to assist or help you to save from the same thing to happen in the future.
Hide and do not reveal the sins of your Muslim brothers and sisters, and non-Muslims, to others


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