Hadith #367
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ حَدَّثَنِي مَوْلًى لِعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ إِنَّ لَنَا جِيرَانًا يَش
ْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ قَالَ اسْتُرْ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ مَا أَسْتُرُ عَلَيْهِمْ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ أَجِيءَ بِالشُّرَطِ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُقْبَةُ وَيْحَكَ مَهْلًا عَلَيْهِمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَأَى عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا كَانَ كَمَنْ اسْتَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً مِنْ قَبْرِهَا
Isnad Chain
علي بن إسحاق
ابن لهيعة
كعب بن علقمة
عقبة بن عامر
English Translation
A freed slave of ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir narrated: I said to ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir: "We have neighbors who drink wine." He said: "Conceal their fault." He said: "I will not conceal it — I want to go bring the police." ʿUqbah said to him: "Woe to you, go easy on them. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever sees a fault and conceals it is like one who brought to life a girl buried alive from her grave.'"
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 367
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16805
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53195