Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has said: Understand that the faith of a believer is not perfect unless he loves for his brother what he loves for himself and the minimum of this brotherhood is that such a deal be made with your own brother, which you like for yourself from him. There is no doubt that you will expect your brother to conceal your secrets and remain silent on your evils and faults and if he reveals it, then you would certainly become angry, then how unwise is it that you expect him to keep your secrets, while you do not conceal his faults.

(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, pp. 644-645)

It is stated in Hadees Qudsi: ‘عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ یَّشْتَغِلُ بِعُیُوْبِ النَّاسِ وَ ھُوَ غَافِلٌ عَنْ عُیُوْبِ نَفْسِہٖ’, i.e. It is surprising that a person who is busy finding faults with others, remains unmindful of his own faults.  (Majmu’ah Rasaail Imam Ghazali, pp. 565)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Regarding the prohibition of finding faults with Muslims on different occasions, our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has mentioned the excellences of safeguarding secrets. For persuasion in this regard, let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of our Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1.         مَنْ رَا ٰی عَوْرَۃً فَسَتَرَ ھَا كَانَ كَمَنْ اَحْيَا مَوْ ءُوْدَةً مِّنْ قَبْرِهَا, One who sees the hidden fault of someone, then conceals it, he will be like the person who saves a child (girl) buried alive by taking her out of the grave.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6, pp. 126, Hadees 17334)

2.         اِذَا اَرَادَاللہُ بِعَبْدٍخَیْرًا بَصَّرَہُ عُیُوْبَہُ, When Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ intends to do good to a bondsman, then He makes him aware of his own faults.

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 347, Hadees 10535)

3.         مَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًاسَتَرَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ, Whoever conceals the faults of another Muslim, Allah عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ, ‘سَـتَّار’ will conceal his faults on the Day of Judgement.’

(Sahih Muslim, pp. 1394, Hadees 6580)