Ibn Jurayj said: Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) rode and reached Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) in Egypt and said: I am going to ask you about something regarding which, among the companions, only you and I remain who were present with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of its narration. So tell me, what hadith did you hear from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding concealing a believer’s faults? He said: Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever conceals the faults of a believer in this world, Allah Almighty will cover him on the Day of Resurrection.

Muneeb narrates from his uncle that when a companion learned that another companion was narrating this hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that whoever conceals the faults of his Muslim brother in this world, Allah Almighty will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. So this man packed his belongings for the journey, while the other man was in Egypt. Nevertheless, he reached him and asked about this hadith. In response, he said: Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever conceals the faults of his Muslim brother in this world, Allah Almighty will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. I myself heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Makhool says: Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Muslamah bin Makhlad in Egypt. In one narration, it is stated: Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) mounted his ride and reached Sayyiduna Muslamah bin Makhlad (may Allah be pleased with him), while he was the governor of Egypt. There was some dispute between him and the guard. Sayyiduna Muslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) himself heard the voice and permitted him to enter. He said: This time I have come to visit you, not for any personal need. The matter is, do you remember that day when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that whoever comes to know of his brother’s fault but conceals it, Allah Almighty will conceal him on the Day of Resurrection? He said: Yes, I remember. He said: I have come for this purpose.

Dukhain, the scribe of Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), says: I said to Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him): Some of our neighbors drink alcohol, and I call the police for them so that they may catch them, but he said: Do not do that; rather, admonish and warn them. He did so, but they did not desist. So Dukhain came again and said: Indeed, I have forbidden them, but they did not desist, so now I am going to call the police for them so that they may catch them. Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Woe to you, do not do that, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever conceals the fault of a Muslim, it is as if he has given life to a girl who was to be buried alive. In another narration: He will be like the one who brings a girl buried alive out of her grave alive.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever conceals the faults of a servant in this world, Allah Almighty will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.