LessonsSalawat, Mosque Service, Good Character, and the Trust of Knowledge (Hadith 206–213)Quiz

مَنْ رَأَى عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً
Translation: Whoever notices a private fault and conceals it is likened to someone who saves a girl buried alive.

Source: الترمذي

Here عَوْرَةً can mean a private fault, vulnerability, or matter whose needless exposure would shame or harm a person. In فَسَتَرَهَا, the letter فَ connects the response to the action, and هَا refers back to عَوْرَة. مَوْءُودَةً means a girl buried alive, an allusion to the pre-Islamic abuse.

The striking comparison emphasizes the importance of protecting human dignity. Broadcasting another person’s private failing for amusement or personal prominence contradicts this lesson.

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Hadith 210: Protecting another person’s dignity

Salawat, Mosque Service, Good Character, and the Trust of Knowledge (Hadith 206–213)

مَنْ رَأَى عَوْرَةً فَسَتَرَهَا، كَانَ كَمَنْ أَحْيَا مَوْءُودَةً
Translation: Whoever notices a private fault and conceals it is likened to someone who saves a girl buried alive.

Source: الترمذي

Here عَوْرَةً can mean a private fault, vulnerability, or matter whose needless exposure would shame or harm a person. In فَسَتَرَهَا, the letter فَ connects the response to the action, and هَا refers back to عَوْرَة. مَوْءُودَةً means a girl buried alive, an allusion to the pre-Islamic abuse.

The striking comparison emphasizes the importance of protecting human dignity. Broadcasting another person’s private failing for amusement or personal prominence contradicts this lesson.