A believer should conceal what sins he may commit !
It is narrated by Abu Huraira(radhi Allahu anhu):
I heard Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) saying. "All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning, and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,' though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself."
Sahih Bukhari hadith 95,book 73.
The above hadith was said in a certain context; which is to warn those who publicly boast about their sins in which they did in private. Those are the Mujahirin referred to in the hadith. Islam warns Muslims who commit sins in private not to publicly boast about their sins after Allah(Azza wa jal who is the most -forgiving by nature and forgives the believer as long as he/she repented) has covered their sins. This state of affairs is known in Islamic Fiqh as satr which refers to the fact that one should not uncover the satr granted to him by Allah. We are human beings who commit mistakes and sin day and night, but we have to refrain from boasting with our sins as it maybe that the sin committed in private is likely to be forgiven in private. When we go about boasting with our wrongdoings in public and tell others about our mistakes ostentatiously(Displaying) then how can Allah forgive us ?
The basic principle is that the Muslim should follow his sin with repentance and seeking forgiveness; he should regret what he has done and resolve never to go back to it. He should not follow it with boasting and speaking openly about it.
It is narrated by Abu Huraira(radhi Allahu anhu):
I heard Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) saying. "All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly or disclose their sins to the people). An example of such disclosure is that a person commits a sin at night and though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the morning, and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,' though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself."
Sahih Bukhari hadith 95,book 73.
The above hadith was said in a certain context; which is to warn those who publicly boast about their sins in which they did in private. Those are the Mujahirin referred to in the hadith. Islam warns Muslims who commit sins in private not to publicly boast about their sins after Allah(Azza wa jal who is the most -forgiving by nature and forgives the believer as long as he/she repented) has covered their sins. This state of affairs is known in Islamic Fiqh as satr which refers to the fact that one should not uncover the satr granted to him by Allah. We are human beings who commit mistakes and sin day and night, but we have to refrain from boasting with our sins as it maybe that the sin committed in private is likely to be forgiven in private. When we go about boasting with our wrongdoings in public and tell others about our mistakes ostentatiously(Displaying) then how can Allah forgive us ?
The basic principle is that the Muslim should follow his sin with repentance and seeking forgiveness; he should regret what he has done and resolve never to go back to it. He should not follow it with boasting and speaking openly about it.
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