Dukhain, who was the scribe of Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that once I said to Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), "Our neighbors drink alcohol. I am going to call the police so that they may come and arrest them." Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do not do so; rather, advise them and warn them." The scribe did so, but they did not desist. So Dukhain again came to Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I forbade them, but they did not desist, and now I will surely call the police." Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Alas! Do not do so, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, it is as if he saves a girl buried alive."