Seek Allah’s Mercy, Not People’s Faults
Allah says, “O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? [It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you only knew. He will forgive your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment.” (As-Saff 61:10–12)
In these ayahs, Allah promises forgiveness and honor to those who struggle sincerely for His sake—He Himself covers their faults and grants them His mercy. Yet today, our Muslim culture often contradicts this divine principle. Instead of protecting and supporting those striving for Allah, some families and community members rush to expose their shortcomings, as if religiosity demands perfection or the absence of human weakness. But even the greatest scholars and the most righteous were not angels, nor could they ever surpass the rank of the Sahabah. Allah is al-Ghafūr, ar-Raḥīm—the One who forgives and conceals. If He covers the faults of His servants, who are we to uncover them?
A mistake may not always be excusable, but covering the fault remains a necessary adab. The Prophet ﷺ taught that whoever conceals the faults of a believer in this world, Allah will conceal theirs on the Day of Judgment. With such a tremendous reward before us, why waste our tongues on gossip, backbiting, and exposing others—when we could be earning Allah’s mercy for ourselves?
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