Hadith #316
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَشِيطٍ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ عَنْ دُخَيْنٍ كَاتِبِ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعُقْبَةَ إِنَّ لَنَا جِيرَانًا يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَأَنَا دَاعٍ لَهُمْ الشُّرَطَ فَيَأْخُذ
ُوهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ وَلَكِنْ عِظْهُمْ وَتَهَدَّدْهُمْ قَالَ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهُوا قَالَ فَجَاءَهُ دُخَيْنٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي نَهَيْتُهُمْ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهُوا وَأَنَا دَاعٍ لَهُمْ الشُّرَطَ فَقَالَ عُقْبَةُ وَيْحَكَ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَتَرَ عَوْرَةَ مُؤْمِنٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا اسْتَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً مِنْ قَبْرِهَا
Isnad Chain
هاشم
إبراهيم بن نشيط الخولاني
كعب بن علقمة
أبي الهيثم
عقبة بن عامر
English Translation
Dukhayn, the scribe of ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir, narrated: I said to ʿUqbah: "We have neighbors who drink wine, and I want to call the police on them to arrest them." He said: "Do not do that. Rather admonish them and warn them." So he did, but they did not stop. Dukhayn came to him and said: "I forbade them but they did not stop, and I want to call the police on them." ʿUqbah said: "Woe to you, do not do that, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever conceals the fault of a believer, it is as though he brought to life a girl buried alive from her grave.'"
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 316
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16754
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53144