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contained alcohol in it. The young man felt so embarrassed that he could not disclose this to Amīr-ul-Mūminīn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. Therefore, he repented instantly in his heart and supplicated: ‘O Allah! Please do not embarrass me in front of Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. Please conceal my fault today; I will never drink alcohol again.’ Thereafter he said, ‘O Amīr-ul-Mūminīn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ! This is a bottle of vinegar.’ He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ asked for it to be shown. When the young man showed it, it was vinegar, indeed. (Mukāshafa-tul-Qulūb, pp. 27-28)
Tū nay dunyā mayn bĥī ‘aybaun ko cĥupāyā Yā Khudā
Ḥashr mayn bĥī lāj rakĥ laynā kay Tū Sattār ĥay
You have concealed my faults in this world O Allah!
Please conceal my sins on the Day of Judgement as well, as you are Sattār
Dear Islamic brothers! In the past, the sinful people used to fear facing embarrassment because of their sins being exposed to the people of the society. If they found themselves in such a situation where their sins would be revealed to others, they would make sincere and whole-hearted repentance in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and beg Him to conceal their sins, as related above regarding the youngster who repented due to the fear of Amīr-ul-Mūminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar Fārūq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ accepted his true repentance by changing the alcohol of bottle into vinegar so that no one could become aware of his sin. If someone feels guilty and truly repents, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ changes the alcohol of disobedience into the vinegar of obedience. There had been a time when sinners would at least have fear of the people in their hearts and would refrain from drinking openly. Unfortunately,
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