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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند الشاميين
Musnad of the Syrians
حَدِیث عقبَةَ بنِ عَامِر الجهَنِیِّ عَنِ النَّبِیِّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَیهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir Al-Juhani from the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Musnad Ahmad 17332 — Hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir Al-Juhani
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا كَعْبُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ مَوْلًى لِعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ : أَبُو كَثِيرٌ ، قَالَ : لَقِيتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّ لَنَا جِيرَانًا يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ ، قَالَ : دَعْهُمْ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَا أَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ الشُّرَطُ ؟ فَقَالَ عُقْبَةُ : وَيْحَكَ ، دَعْهُمْ ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " مِنْ رَأَى عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا ، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً مِنْ قَبْرِهَا " .
Abu Kathir, the freed slave of Hazrat Uqbah, says that once I came to Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him that some of our neighbors drink alcohol. He replied, "Leave them to their own state." After some time, I came again and said, "Should I not call the police for them?" Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Oh brother! Leave them to their own state, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, it is as if he has given new life to a girl who was buried alive."
