To what extent does God conceal His servant?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The extent of Allah's concealment of His servants' sins is known only to Him, the Exalted. For this reason, some of the gnostics (those who have deep spiritual knowledge of Allah) among the righteous predecessors said: "Were it not for Allah's concealment, no one would sit with us." It was narrated from Ibn Wasi': "If sins had a scent, no one would sit near me." And Al- Al-Basri said: "If you were to uncover each other's secrets, you would not bury each other," meaning, if some of you knew the faults and inner secrets of others, you would not attend each other's funerals.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/92586
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 92586
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy