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Sunan Abi Dawud 4377 (Book 40, Hadith 27) #24668
Covering Up Sins

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who committed adultery four times and was ordered to be stoned to death. However, the Prophet ﷺ suggested that if someone had covered him with their garment, it would have been better for them.

Narrated Nu'aym: Ma'iz came to the Prophet and admitted (having committed adultery) four times in his presence so he ordered him to be stoned to death, but said to Huzzal: If you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ مَاعِزًا، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهِ وَقَالَ لِهَزَّالٍ ‏ "‏ لَوْ سَتَرْتَهُ بِثَوْبِكَ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَكَ

TOPICS
adultery  *  punishment  *  mercy  *  zina  *  huzzal

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy and compassion towards others even when they make mistakes. Try our best to cover up other people's sins instead of exposing them or punishing them harshly.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Ma'iz who committed adultery four times and was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ). The punishment for such an act in those days was stoning to death. However, the Prophet showed mercy by suggesting that if someone had covered up his sin by covering him with their garment, it would have been better for them. This teaches us that we should always try our best to cover up other people's sins instead of exposing them or punishing them harshly. We should also show mercy and compassion towards others even when they make mistakes as this is what Allah expects from us as believers.

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