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(Book 28, Hadith 53) #36213
Keeping Family Secrets

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab reprimanded a man for revealing his sister's past indiscretions to someone who asked for her hand in marriage.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki that somebody asked a man for his sister in marriage and the man mentioned that she had committed fornication. Umar ibn al-Khattab heard about it and he beat the man or almost beat him, and said, "What did you mean by giving him such information?"
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَكِّيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، خَطَبَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ أُخْتَهُ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا قَدْ كَانَتْ أَحْدَثَتْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَضَرَبَهُ - أَوْ كَادَ يَضْرِبُهُ - ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلِلْخَبَرِ

TOPICS
privacy  *  respect  *  discretion

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your family by keeping their secrets confidential and not disclosing them without permission or good reason; be mindful of how your words can affect others; strive to protect the honor and dignity of your families by being discreet with what you say about them in public or private settings;

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of respecting family secrets and maintaining privacy. Umar ibn al-Khattab was displeased with a man who revealed his sister's past indiscretions to someone who asked for her hand in marriage. He reprimanded the man and reminded him that it is important to keep family matters private and not reveal them publicly. This hadith teaches us that we should respect our families by keeping their secrets confidential and not disclosing them without permission or good reason. It also reminds us that we should be mindful of how our words can affect others, especially when it comes to sensitive matters such as this one. We must always strive to protect the honor and dignity of our families by being discreet with what we say about them in public or private settings.

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