حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ رَكِبَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ إِلَى مِصْرَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ عَنْ أَمْرٍ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِمَّنْ حَضَرَهُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا أَنَا وَأَنْتَ كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي سِتْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ((مَنْ سَتَرَ مُؤْمِنًا فِي الدُّنْيَا عَلَى عَوْرَةٍ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ)) فَرَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَمَا حَلَّ رَحْلَهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ
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.