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Musnad Ahmad 482:104

Hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani (RA) from the Prophet (SAW)

حديث عقبة بن عامر الجهني (1) عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hadith 482:104

Hashim narrated to us, Layth narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Nashit al-Khawlani, from Ka'b ibn Alqamah, from Abu al-Haytham, from Dukhayn, the scribe of Uqbah ibn Amir, who said: I said to Uqbah: "We have neighbors who drink wine, and I am going to call the police (al-shurtah) upon them so that they may seize them." He said: "Do not do that, but advise them and threaten them." He said: So he did, but they did not desist. He said: Then Dukhayn came to him and said: "I advised them, but they did not desist, and I am going to call the police upon them." Uqbah said: "Woe to you, do not do it, for I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 'Whoever conceals the nakedness (fault/shame) of a believer, it is as if he has brought a buried infant girl back to life from her grave.'"

حدثنا هاشم، حدثنا ليث، عن إبراهيم بن نشيط الخولاني، عن كعب بن علقمة، عن أبي الهيثم، عن دخين، كاتب عقبة بن عامر، قال: قلت لعقبة: إن لنا جيرانا يشربون الخمر، وأنا داع لهم الشرط فيأخذوهم. فقال: لا تفعل، ولكن عظهم وتهددهم. قال: ففعل فلم ينتهوا، قال: فجاءه دخين. فقال: إني نهيتهم فلم ينتهوا، وأنا داع لهم الشرط، فقال عقبة: ويحك لا تفعل، فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: " من ستر عورة مؤمن، فكأنما استحيا موءودة من قبرها "