Does what I did—showing old pictures of myself when I was not committed, and explaining to my neighbors that I am no longer like that, while citing the Hadith: "Women who are clothed yet naked will not enter Paradise, nor even smell its fragrance"—constitute public disclosure of a sin?
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It is permissible to disclose a sin if there is a need or a legitimate benefit, and this does not constitute blameworthy open proclamation of sin if it is not done out of satisfaction, joy, or contempt, but rather to show Allah's grace and His enabling of repentance.
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