Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 363

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بَابُ ذَمِّ ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ

259 - Chapter on Condemning the Two-Faced

مِنْهُمْ وَخَجَلًا، وَأَمَّا اللَّهُ فَلَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهُ وَلَا يَخْجَلُ وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ، وَهَذَا يَدْخُلُ فِي الْآيَةِ الْكَرِيمَةِ.

They feel shame before people, yet they show no shame or fear before Allah—we seek refuge in Him. This behavior falls under the scope of the noble verse.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ عَمِلَ الْمَعْصِيَةَ وَنَدِمَ وَتَابَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ النَّاسَ بِمَا فَعَلَ، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ: «كُلُّ أُمَّتِي مُعَافًى إِلَّا الْمُجَاهِرِينَ» (١)، وَالْمُجَاهِرُ هُوَ الَّذِي إِذَا فَعَلَ الْمَعْصِيَةَ حَدَّثَ بِهَا، فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَرِيحًا، ظَاهِرُهُ كَبَاطِنِهِ، وَهُوَ إِذَا كَانَ صَرِيحًا إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ ثَبَّتَهُ أَهْلُ الْخَيْرِ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَمَرَّ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى خِلَافِ ذَلِكَ بَيَّنُوا لَهُ مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ حَتَّى يَرْتَدِعَ، نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَوَاطِنَنَا خَيْرًا مِنْ ظَوَاهِرِنَا، وَأَنْ يُوَفِّقَنَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِلَى مَا يُحِبُّ وَيَرْضَى؛ إِنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. (١)

If someone commits a sin, regrets it, and repents, they must not speak of it to others. The Prophet said, "All of my nation will be pardoned except those who commit sins openly." Such a person is one who broadcasts their own wrongdoing. A person should be transparent, with their outward conduct reflecting their inner state. When one is sincere, the righteous will encourage them if they are on the right path, helping them stay the course. If they are not, those same people will point out the error of their ways so they may turn back. We ask Allah to make our inner selves better than our outward appearance and to guide us all to what He loves and approves, for He has power over all things.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 24 nouns)

• خَجِلَ — to be ashamed
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• عَمِلَ — to do
• بَابٌ — chapter
• ذَمٌّ — blame
• وَجْهٌ — face