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Sunan Abi Dawud 4468 (Book 40, Hadith 118) #24759
Concealing Faults and Establishing Prayers

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who committed a sin and was forgiven by Allah, but it also teaches that people should conceal their faults and establish regular prayers.

'Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) said: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I contacted directly a women at the furthest part of the city (ie, Medina), and I did with her everything except sexual intercourse. So here I am; inflict any punishment you wish. Thereupon 'Umar said: Allah has concealed your fault; it would have been better if you also had concealed it yourself. The Prophet ﷺ sent a men after him. (When he came) he recited the verse: "And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night. . ". up to the end of the verse. A man from the people got up and asked: Is it particular to him, Messenger of Allah, or for the people in general? He replied: It is all the people.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، وَالأَسْوَدِ، قَالاَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي عَالَجْتُ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَصَبْتُ مِنْهَا مَا دُونَ أَنْ أَمَسَّهَا فَأَنَا هَذَا فَأَقِمْ عَلَىَّ مَا شِئْتَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ قَدْ سَتَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ لَوْ سَتَرْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ شَيْئًا فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَتْبَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلاً فَدَعَاهُ فَتَلاَ عَلَيْهِ ‏{‏ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ طَرَفَىِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ‏}‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَهُ خَاصَّةً أَمْ لِلنَّاسِ كَافَّةً فَقَالَ ‏"‏ بَلْ لِلنَّاسِ كَافَّةً
TOPICS
conceal  *  faults  *  establish  *  prayers  *  tasattur  *  khataya  *  qaim  *  salat

QUICK LESSONS:
Try to conceal your faults instead of confessing them openly; establish regular prayers at two ends of day and approaches of night; seek forgiveness from God for your sins; be humble when asking for forgiveness; repent sincerely for your wrongdoings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who committed a sin but was forgiven by Allah. Umar advised the man to conceal his fault, which would have been better than confessing it openly. The Prophet then sent someone after him to recite the verse from the Quran which talks about establishing regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of night for all people in general. This hadith teaches us that we should always try to conceal our faults as much as possible, instead of confessing them openly, as this will bring more shame upon us than any punishment we may receive from Allah or other people. It also teaches us that we should establish regular prayers in order to stay close to God and seek His forgiveness for our sins.

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