Translation: [ Imam Al-Ghazali elaborated on this subject in his book entitled ' Thya'a ' Ulum Al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences) '.
Translation: Below is a quotation from this work, hoping that it will benefit the reader on this topic.
The Twelfth Evil: Revealing confidential talk
This is forbidden because it hurts friends and relatives.
Translation: Narrated Jaber: The Prophet ﷺ said: “ If you told something to a man in confidence, it is a trust. "
Al-Hasan said: ' It is a type of betrayal to reveal your brother's confidential words. '
It was narrated that Mu'aweya told Al-Waleed ibn Otba some matter confidentially. Al-Waleed said to his father: " O father! The commander of the faithful told me something confidentially, that I guess he would not withhold from you! " His father said to him: " Do not tell it to me, because he that withholds his secret has a great choice. And he that reveals it, has lost a great opportunity. " Al Waleed said to his father: " O father! Is this applied to the father and the son? " He said: " No. But I dislike that you speak uncontrollably regarding a confidential talk. " When Al-Waleed told Mu'aweya, he said to him: " Your father has freed you from slavery to wrong doing. "
Thus, revealing secrets is a betrayal if it comprises harm and a form of cheating if it does not comprise harm. Here are some words on the same subject.
One of the names of the Day of Judgment is Yawm Al Jam'a (the Day of Gathering) when Allah will muster all creatures in a very wide valley. The sons of Adam, from Adam to the last of humankind who would be living at the time of establishing the Hour, will assemble in that valley naked, bare footed, and uncircumcised. Each one will be caring for own his affairs only. He will never think about his parents, children, family, etc. His care will be only for his own affair. Nothing will detract him from his affairs.
The Noble Koran and Sunna portray the terror on that Day in many ways that man would take a lesson. Each one's supplication on that Day will be for ' my own self, ' even those of the Prophets and the Messengers. Veiling one's defects on that Day will be the dearest hope to any one. Although this seems inaccessible, it can be easily attained, it can be achieved through veiling other Muslims ' defects in this life, as stated by the authentic Sunna of the Messenger of Allah.
Before going to the Verses and Hadiths compiled by Imam Al-Nawawi, let me mention to you some verses and Hadiths that portray the terror of the Day.
Translation: Allah said:
Translation: " Then, when there comes As-Sâââkhkhah ' (the second blowing of Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection), * That Day a man shall flee from his brother, * From his mother and his father, * From his wife and his children. * Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others. * Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism, * Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise). * And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained, * Darkness will cover them * Such will be Al-Kafara (the disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad, etc.), and Al-Fajara (the wicked evil doers). * " (80: 33-42)
Translation: The Hadiths:
Narrated Ibn Abbas ' The Messenger of Allah said: " The people will be gathered naked, bare-footed, and 1 According to the rules of Qur'anic recitation the word ' As- Sâââkhkhah ' should be prolonged six Harakahs (counts). A Harakah (a count) is the time taken in bending the finger and stretching it. For this reason, the word is written with 3 å letters uncircumcised, in the same state they were born. " Ibn Abbas said: ' Then the Messenger of Allah recited the verse:
Translation: " The Day when We will roll up the heavens like a scroll is rolled up for books (completed), even as We produced the first creation, so We shall produce a new one, a promise We have undertaken. Truly, We shall fulfill it (what we promised). * " (21: 104) The first to be clothed will be Abraham. Then, some of my companions will be taken to the right side and to the left side. I will say: “ O Lord! My companions? " He will say: " You do not know what they have innovated after you. They turned to their heels since you parted from them. "
Translation: " If You punish them, they are Your servants and if You forgive them, You are the Exalted in power, the Wise2 " S: 5-118. (Termithi). And
Translation: Narrated Al Mogheerah bin Sho'bah; ' The Messenger of Allah said: " The believer's motto (invocation) on As-Siraat is O Allah! Render us safe. O Allah! Render us safe. " (Termithi).
Translation: Thus, we should be on guard whenever Satan insinuates us to defame others by mentioning their defects. The Messenger of Allah warns us against this in his Hadeeth:
2 Imam An-Nawawi said; ' The scholars have different opinions about this Hadeeth. Some say that the meant here are the hypocrites and the apostates. They may be gathered with white foreheads and anklets, thus, the Messenger of Allah will call at them. It will be said to him; ' These people have innovated in the religion of Allah.The second opinion is that they are those who Were Muslims during the life of the Prophet and apostatized after his death. The Messenger of Allah will call at them per his knowledge about their previous state of Islam, and it will be said to him that they have apostatized after your death. The third opinion is that they are those who committed the major sins and the innovators (whose innovation did not take them out of Islam) who died without repentance.
Translation: Narrated Ibn Omar; ' The Messenger of Allah mounted the pulpit and addressed the people in high tone: " You assemble of those who believed merely by the tongue and in whose heats faith has not been instilled! Do not hurt the Muslims. Do not defame them. And do not find fault with them. For, he who finds faults with his Muslim brother, Allah would expose him even if in the deepest and the darkest place in his house. "
Naafi ' one of the narrators said; ' One day, Ibn ' Omar looked at Al Ka'bah and said; ' How inviolable you are! And the believer is greater as regards inviolability in Allah's sight than you are. '
Translation: " Verily, those who like that Al Faahishah³ should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you know not * S: 24-19.
Translation: 149. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' I heard Allah's Messenger saying: " The sins of my followers will be forgiven, except those of the Mojahiroon (those people who tell people about their evil deeds, that the people had not known about previously). An example of such a disclosure is if a person commits a sin at night and Allah screens it from people. Then, he comes in the morning and say; ' O soand-so! I did such-and-such (evil) deed last night, ' although he had spent his night screened by his Lord (none knew anything about such sins). In the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself. " (Bukhari)
Translation: 3 Al Faahishah comprises each improper and indecent act.