1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:09,779 *Riyadh al-Salihin* (The Meadows of the Righteous) from the Words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 2 00:00:09,779 --> 00:00:16,539 Chapter: Modesty, Its Virtues, and the Encouragement to Adopt It as a Character Trait 3 00:00:16,539 --> 00:00:22,059 On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, 4 00:00:22,059 --> 00:00:28,059 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by a man from the Ansar 5 00:00:28,059 --> 00:00:31,059 who was admonishing his brother regarding modesty. 6 00:00:31,059 --> 00:00:34,060 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 7 00:00:34,060 --> 00:00:38,060 "Leave him, for modesty is part of faith." 8 00:00:38,060 --> 00:00:40,060 Agreed upon. 9 00:00:40,060 --> 00:00:44,799 "Admonishing" means advising him in a reproving manner. 10 00:00:44,799 --> 00:00:49,929 "Leave him" means let him remain with this noble trait. 11 00:00:49,929 --> 00:00:53,729 Among the benefits of this hadith: 12 00:00:53,729 --> 00:00:57,109 Modesty is a branch of faith, 13 00:00:57,109 --> 00:01:02,109 because it prevents a person from committing sins, just as faith prevents him. 14 00:01:02,109 --> 00:01:06,560 The obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil, 15 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,560 and that clarifying a ruling must not be delayed beyond the time of need. 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:15,620 On the authority of 'Imran Ibn Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 17 00:01:15,620 --> 00:01:19,620 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 18 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:23,620 "Modesty brings nothing but good." 19 00:01:23,620 --> 00:01:25,620 Agreed upon. 20 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:28,620 In a narration by Muslim: 21 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:30,620 "Modesty is entirely good," 22 00:01:30,620 --> 00:01:32,620 or he said: 23 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:35,620 "Modesty is all good." 24 00:01:35,620 --> 00:01:38,769 Among the benefits of this hadith: 25 00:01:38,769 --> 00:01:41,989 Encouragement to adopt the character trait of modesty, 26 00:01:41,989 --> 00:01:44,989 and that it is beneficial for both the individual and society, 27 00:01:44,989 --> 00:01:48,989 because it leads one to perform good deeds and abandon evil ones. 28 00:01:48,989 --> 00:01:54,700 What is meant by modesty in these hadiths is the Islamically praised modesty. 29 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:58,700 As for the timidity that leads to neglecting duties 30 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:01,700 or the fear of confronting those who commit evil deeds, 31 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:03,700 it is not Islamically praised modesty; 32 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:06,700 rather, it is weakness, humiliation, and cowardice, 33 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:08,699 even if it is named modesty 34 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:13,699 due to its outward resemblance to Islamically praised modesty. 35 00:02:13,699 --> 00:02:17,849 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 36 00:02:17,849 --> 00:02:21,849 that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 37 00:02:21,849 --> 00:02:24,879 "Faith has seventy-odd, 38 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:27,879 or sixty-odd, branches. 39 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:30,879 The highest of them is saying *La ilaha illa Allah* (There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah), 40 00:02:30,879 --> 00:02:34,879 and the lowest is removing a harmful object from the road, 41 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:38,879 and modesty is a branch of faith." 42 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:40,879 Agreed upon. 43 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:45,139 "Odd" (*biḍ'*) refers to a number from three to ten. 44 00:02:45,139 --> 00:02:49,169 "Branch" (*shu'bah*) means a piece or a trait. 45 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:53,259 "Removing" (*imāṭah*) means clearing away, and "harmful object" (*adhā*) 46 00:02:53,259 --> 00:02:57,259 includes anything that harms you, such as stones, thorns, mud, 47 00:02:57,259 --> 00:03:00,259 ashes, filth, and the like. 48 00:03:00,259 --> 00:03:04,580 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 49 00:03:04,580 --> 00:03:08,620 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was 50 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:12,620 more modest than a virgin in her private room. 51 00:03:12,620 --> 00:03:17,650 If he saw something he disliked, we would recognize it on his face. 52 00:03:17,650 --> 00:03:19,710 Agreed upon. 53 00:03:19,710 --> 00:03:21,840 The scholars said: 54 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,840 The reality of modesty is an inner trait that prompts the abandonment of bad deeds 55 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,840 and prevents falling short in fulfilling the rights of others. 56 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,099 We narrated on the authority of Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd, may Allah have mercy on him, who said: 57 00:03:34,099 --> 00:03:37,099 "Modesty is recognizing divine favors— 58 00:03:37,099 --> 00:03:41,099 that is, blessings—and recognizing one's own shortcomings; 59 00:03:41,099 --> 00:03:46,099 between these two, a state is born called modesty." 60 00:03:46,099 --> 00:03:49,770 "Virgin" (*'adhrā'*) refers to an unmarried woman 61 00:03:49,770 --> 00:03:52,770 who has never been touched by a man. 62 00:03:52,770 --> 00:03:57,930 "Private room" (*khidr*) is a curtained corner within the house. 63 00:03:57,930 --> 00:04:02,060 "We would recognize it on his face" means through the change in his facial expression, 64 00:04:02,060 --> 00:04:06,060 as he would not speak due to the intensity of his modesty. 65 00:04:06,060 --> 00:04:09,599 Among the benefits of this hadith: 66 00:04:09,599 --> 00:04:14,629 The necessity of emulating the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in modesty, 67 00:04:14,629 --> 00:04:17,629 because modesty is a noble character trait. 68 00:04:17,629 --> 00:04:22,110 Modesty is an innate trait in women. 69 00:04:22,110 --> 00:04:27,480 Chapter: Keeping Secrets 70 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,379 Allah Almighty says: 71 00:04:30,379 --> 00:04:36,379 “Come not near the wealth of the orphan save with that which is better till he come to strength; and keep the covenant. Lo! of the covenant it will be asked.” (17:34) 72 00:04:36,379 --> 00:04:41,459 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 73 00:04:41,459 --> 00:04:45,459 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 74 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:50,589 "Among the most evil of people in status before Allah on the Day of Resurrection 75 00:04:50,589 --> 00:04:54,589 is a man who lies with his wife and she lies with him, 76 00:04:54,589 --> 00:04:56,589 and then he discloses her secret." 77 00:04:56,589 --> 00:04:58,660 Narrated by Muslim. 78 00:04:58,660 --> 00:05:03,519 "Lies with" (*yufḍī*) is an allusion to marital intimacy. 79 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:05,620 "Discloses her secret" 80 00:05:05,620 --> 00:05:11,620 means mentioning to people the details of what occurs between him and his wife in privacy, 81 00:05:11,620 --> 00:05:15,620 whether during intimacy or the foreplay preceding it. 82 00:05:15,620 --> 00:05:19,480 Among the benefits of this hadith: 83 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,670 Divulging marital intimate secrets is a major sin, 84 00:05:23,670 --> 00:05:26,670 due to the severe warning mentioned regarding it. 85 00:05:26,670 --> 00:05:30,310 Among the reciprocal rights of spouses is 86 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:33,310 preserving each other's secrets. 87 00:05:33,310 --> 00:05:38,339 On the authority of 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, 88 00:05:38,339 --> 00:05:43,339 that when Hafsah became a widow, 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, 89 00:05:43,339 --> 00:05:47,339 said: "I met 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, 90 00:05:47,339 --> 00:05:50,339 and offered Hafsah to him in marriage. 91 00:05:50,339 --> 00:05:55,339 I said: 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsah, daughter of 'Umar, to you.' 92 00:05:55,339 --> 00:05:58,339 He said: 'I will consider my matter.' 93 00:05:58,339 --> 00:06:00,339 So I waited a few nights, 94 00:06:00,339 --> 00:06:02,339 then he met me and said: 95 00:06:02,339 --> 00:06:06,339 'It has become clear to me that I should not marry at this time.' 96 00:06:06,339 --> 00:06:10,399 Then I met Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, 97 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:15,399 and said: 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsah, daughter of 'Umar, to you.' 98 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:18,399 Abu Bakr remained silent 99 00:06:18,399 --> 00:06:21,399 and did not give me any reply. 100 00:06:21,399 --> 00:06:25,399 I felt more upset with him than I was with 'Uthman. 101 00:06:25,399 --> 00:06:27,399 So I waited a few nights, 102 00:06:27,399 --> 00:06:31,399 and then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked for her hand in marriage, 103 00:06:31,399 --> 00:06:33,399 and I married her to him. 104 00:06:33,399 --> 00:06:36,430 Afterwards, Abu Bakr met me and said: 105 00:06:36,430 --> 00:06:40,430 'Perhaps you were upset with me when you offered Hafsah to me 106 00:06:40,430 --> 00:06:43,430 and I gave you no reply?' 107 00:06:43,430 --> 00:06:45,430 I said: 'Yes.' 108 00:06:45,430 --> 00:06:46,430 He said: 109 00:06:46,430 --> 00:06:51,430 'Nothing prevented me from replying to your offer 110 00:06:51,430 --> 00:06:57,430 except that I knew the Prophet, peace be upon him, had mentioned her, 111 00:06:57,430 --> 00:07:02,430 and I was not one to divulge the secret of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 112 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:08,430 Had the Prophet, peace be upon him, left her, I would have accepted her.'" 113 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:10,620 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 114 00:07:10,620 --> 00:07:12,980 His saying "became a widow" (*ta'ayyamat*) 115 00:07:12,980 --> 00:07:14,980 means she was left without a husband, 116 00:07:14,980 --> 00:07:18,980 as her husband had passed away, may Allah be pleased with him. 117 00:07:18,980 --> 00:07:22,199 "I felt upset" (*wajadtu*) means I became angry. 118 00:07:22,199 --> 00:07:26,160 "I waited" (*labithtu*) means I stayed waiting. 119 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,160 "It became clear" (*badā*) means it appeared to me. 120 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,160 "More upset" (*awjad*) means more angry. 121 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:37,160 "To divulge" (*li-ufshiya*) means to spread and disclose. 122 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,800 Among the benefits of this hadith: 123 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:45,930 The permissibility of a person offering his daughter or sister in marriage to people of goodness and righteousness, 124 00:07:45,930 --> 00:07:50,600 due to the benefit that returns to the woman offered. 125 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,600 The virtue of keeping secrets and taking great care to conceal them. 126 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:56,600 However, if the owner of the secret discloses it himself, 127 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,600 the burden of confidentiality is lifted from whoever heard it. 128 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,110 Gentle admonition does not spoil affection; 129 00:08:03,110 --> 00:08:07,110 rather, reproof is proportional to love, as it is said. 130 00:08:07,110 --> 00:08:12,110 That is why 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was more upset with Abu Bakr 131 00:08:12,110 --> 00:08:15,110 than he was with 'Uthman, 132 00:08:15,110 --> 00:08:18,110 because of the abundance of mutual love and high esteem 133 00:08:18,110 --> 00:08:23,110 that existed between 'Umar and Abu Bakr. 134 00:08:23,110 --> 00:08:29,040 It is recommended for one to accept a valid excuse when it is presented. 135 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:33,039 A previously married woman still requires a guardian for marriage, just like a virgin, 136 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:35,039 and she may not conduct her own marriage contract. 137 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:40,159 On the authority of 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 138 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:45,159 "The wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were with him 139 00:08:45,159 --> 00:08:48,159 when Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, came walking, 140 00:08:48,159 --> 00:08:55,159 and her gait was identical to that of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 141 00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:59,159 When he saw her, he welcomed her and said: 142 00:08:59,159 --> 00:09:01,159 'Welcome, my daughter!' 143 00:09:01,159 --> 00:09:05,159 Then he seated her to his right or to his left. 144 00:09:05,159 --> 00:09:07,159 He then whispered to her, 145 00:09:07,159 --> 00:09:10,159 and she wept bitterly. 146 00:09:10,159 --> 00:09:12,159 When he saw her grief, 147 00:09:12,159 --> 00:09:14,159 he whispered to her a second time, 148 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:16,159 and she smiled. 149 00:09:16,159 --> 00:09:18,159 I said to her: 150 00:09:18,159 --> 00:09:21,159 'The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, singled you out 151 00:09:21,159 --> 00:09:24,159 among his wives to share a secret, 152 00:09:24,159 --> 00:09:26,159 and yet you weep?' 153 00:09:26,159 --> 00:09:30,159 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood up, 154 00:09:30,159 --> 00:09:32,159 I asked her: 155 00:09:32,159 --> 00:09:36,159 'What did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say to you?' 156 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:37,159 She said: 157 00:09:37,159 --> 00:09:43,259 'I am not one to divulge the secret of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.' 158 00:09:43,259 --> 00:09:47,259 When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away, 159 00:09:47,259 --> 00:09:52,259 I said: 'I adjure you by the right I have over you 160 00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:58,259 that you tell me what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to you.' 161 00:09:58,259 --> 00:10:02,289 She replied: 'Now, yes. 162 00:10:02,289 --> 00:10:06,289 As for when he whispered to me the first time, 163 00:10:06,289 --> 00:10:13,289 he informed me that Jibril used to review the Qur'an with him once or twice every year, 164 00:10:13,289 --> 00:10:16,289 and that he had reviewed it with him twice this year, 165 00:10:16,289 --> 00:10:20,289 and "I see my appointed time of death as having drawn near; 166 00:10:20,289 --> 00:10:23,289 so fear Allah and be patient, 167 00:10:23,289 --> 00:10:26,289 for I am an excellent predecessor for you." 168 00:10:26,289 --> 00:10:29,509 So I wept as you saw. 169 00:10:29,509 --> 00:10:34,509 When he saw my grief, he whispered to me a second time and said: 170 00:10:34,509 --> 00:10:39,509 "O Fatimah, are you not pleased to be the leader of the believing women, 171 00:10:39,509 --> 00:10:43,539 or the leader of the women of this Ummah?" 172 00:10:43,539 --> 00:10:46,539 So I laughed as you saw.'" 173 00:10:46,539 --> 00:10:48,539 Agreed upon, 174 00:10:48,539 --> 00:10:52,500 and this is the wording of Muslim. 175 00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:55,500 "Gait" (*mishyah*) refers to the manner of walking. 176 00:10:55,500 --> 00:10:57,700 "Welcome to you" (*marḥaban bik*) 177 00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:00,700 means you have arrived at a spacious and comfortable place. 178 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:02,889 "He saw her grief" (*jaza'ahā*) 179 00:11:02,889 --> 00:11:05,889 means her weakness in bearing what she heard. 180 00:11:05,889 --> 00:11:08,019 "I adjure you" (*'azamtu 'alayki*) 181 00:11:08,019 --> 00:11:11,019 means I bind you by oath through the right I have over you, 182 00:11:11,019 --> 00:11:14,019 which is her status as the Mother of the Believers, 183 00:11:14,019 --> 00:11:17,019 the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 184 00:11:17,019 --> 00:11:19,269 and his beloved. 185 00:11:19,269 --> 00:11:21,269 "Reviewing the Qur'an" (*yu'āriḍu al-Qur'ān*) 186 00:11:21,269 --> 00:11:23,269 means studying the Qur'an together, 187 00:11:23,269 --> 00:11:26,269 which is a reciprocal process from both sides: 188 00:11:26,269 --> 00:11:30,269 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, would recite 189 00:11:30,269 --> 00:11:33,269 while Jibril, peace be upon him, listened, 190 00:11:33,269 --> 00:11:36,269 and then Jibril, peace be upon him, would recite 191 00:11:36,269 --> 00:11:40,269 while the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, listened. 192 00:11:40,269 --> 00:11:44,259 Among the benefits of this hadith: 193 00:11:44,259 --> 00:11:47,549 A statement on the virtue of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, 194 00:11:47,549 --> 00:11:51,549 and that she is the leader of the women of this Ummah. 195 00:11:51,549 --> 00:11:55,129 The hadith is among the proofs of prophethood, 196 00:11:55,129 --> 00:11:59,129 as the Messenger, peace be upon him, informed his daughter 197 00:11:59,129 --> 00:12:01,129 of the proximity of his passing 198 00:12:01,129 --> 00:12:05,129 and let her know that she would be the first of his household to join him, 199 00:12:05,129 --> 00:12:10,129 and it occurred exactly as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, informed. 200 00:12:10,129 --> 00:12:14,580 The permissibility of weeping that is free from screaming, wailing, 201 00:12:14,580 --> 00:12:18,580 lamentation, slapping cheeks, and tearing garments, 202 00:12:18,580 --> 00:12:23,990 for it is a mercy that Allah has placed in the heart of His believing servant. 203 00:12:23,990 --> 00:12:26,990 The recommendation of keeping secrets and not disclosing them 204 00:12:26,990 --> 00:12:29,990 until the reason for withholding them ceases to exist. 205 00:12:29,990 --> 00:12:34,500 Affirming the rights of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 206 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:36,500 over all believing men and women, 207 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:39,500 for they are indeed the Mothers of the Believers. 208 00:12:39,500 --> 00:12:44,019 Reciting the Qur'an before proficient memorizers and reviewing it with them 209 00:12:44,019 --> 00:12:47,019 is among the essential means of preserving and consolidating its memorization; 210 00:12:47,019 --> 00:12:51,019 it is an established Sunnah practiced among the people and memorizers of the Qur'an. 211 00:12:51,019 --> 00:12:56,019 Therefore, every memorizer ought to regularly review and maintain what they have memorized. 212 00:12:56,019 --> 00:12:59,559 The validity of drawing inferences from circumstantial indicators, 213 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,559 for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 214 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,559 inferred from Gabriel's reviewing the Qur'an with him twice— 215 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,559 whereas he used to review it with him only once every year— 216 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:14,559 the nearness of his appointed time and the approach of his departure from this world. 217 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:20,779 On the authority of Thabit, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 218 00:13:20,779 --> 00:13:24,809 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to me 219 00:13:24,809 --> 00:13:26,809 while I was playing with other young boys, 220 00:13:26,809 --> 00:13:28,809 and he greeted us with peace. 221 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,809 Then he sent me on an errand, 222 00:13:30,809 --> 00:13:32,809 which caused me to be late returning to my mother. 223 00:13:32,809 --> 00:13:34,809 When I arrived, 224 00:13:34,809 --> 00:13:36,809 she asked, 'What kept you?' 225 00:13:36,809 --> 00:13:38,809 I said, 226 00:13:38,809 --> 00:13:42,809 'The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent me on an errand.' 227 00:13:42,809 --> 00:13:45,840 She asked, 'What was his errand?' 228 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,870 I replied, 'It is a secret.' 229 00:13:48,870 --> 00:13:56,029 She said, 'Do not disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to anyone!' 230 00:13:57,029 --> 00:13:59,059 Anas said, 231 00:13:59,059 --> 00:14:02,059 'By Allah, if I were ever to tell it to anyone, 232 00:14:02,059 --> 00:14:05,059 I would certainly have told you, O Thabit.'" 233 00:14:05,059 --> 00:14:07,059 Related by Muslim, 234 00:14:07,059 --> 00:14:10,059 and al-Bukhari related part of it in abridged form. 235 00:14:10,059 --> 00:14:12,799 "I was delayed" (fa-abta'tu) 236 00:14:12,799 --> 00:14:15,960 means: I was late and my absence lasted longer than usual. 237 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,960 "What kept you?" (ma habasaka) 238 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,700 means: What detained or prevented you? 239 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:22,700 Among the benefits derived from this hadith: 240 00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:24,919 The great virtue of Anas ibn Malik, 241 00:14:24,919 --> 00:14:26,919 his remarkable gentleness, 242 00:14:26,919 --> 00:14:29,919 the sincerity of his trustworthiness and loyalty, 243 00:14:29,919 --> 00:14:33,919 and his meticulous keeping of the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 244 00:14:33,919 --> 00:14:36,460 both during his lifetime and after his death. 245 00:14:36,460 --> 00:14:39,460 The excellent upbringing provided by Umm Sulaym to her son, 246 00:14:39,460 --> 00:14:42,460 as she instructed him never to disclose 247 00:14:42,460 --> 00:14:45,460 the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). 248 00:14:45,460 --> 00:14:49,909 Keeping the secrets of one's brethren and not divulging them 249 00:14:49,909 --> 00:14:54,330 is among the noblest of manners and Islamic etiquettes. 250 00:14:54,330 --> 00:14:57,330 What must be understood regarding the preservation of secrets 251 00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:59,330 is that it is impermissible to divulge a secret 252 00:14:59,330 --> 00:15:03,330 if doing so would cause harm to its owner during his lifetime. 253 00:15:03,330 --> 00:15:07,330 Likewise, if he passes away and it is known that revealing it would bring him reproach or dishonor, 254 00:15:07,330 --> 00:15:10,330 it is not permissible to mention that secret. 255 00:15:10,330 --> 00:15:13,330 However, if disclosing it highlights a virtue or honor for him, 256 00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:15,330 then there is no harm in mentioning it. 257 00:15:15,330 --> 00:15:19,779 If keeping a secret would result in unlawful bloodshed, 258 00:15:19,779 --> 00:15:21,779 the violation of illicit intimacy, 259 00:15:21,779 --> 00:15:24,779 or the unlawful seizure of property, 260 00:15:24,779 --> 00:15:27,779 then keeping it is strictly forbidden; 261 00:15:27,779 --> 00:15:30,779 rather, it becomes obligatory to warn against and prevent such wrongdoing. 262 00:15:30,779 --> 00:15:33,899 Riyad al-Salihin.