Sinning Publicly


Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: “All of my ummah are
apt to be forgiven, except for those who commit sins openly.”
[Bukhari]

When a person commits a crime in public, justice demands that the
criminal be punished. The purpose of punishment is that it acts as a
deterrent. If a criminal is not punished, it provides an incentive to
all would be criminals to go ahead.

Similarly, so long as a sin is known only to the sinner and Allah,
Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) may forgive it. But when sin is committed
publicly, the punishment becomes incumbent on the sinner. Sinning
publicly shows a person's insensitivity towards the enormity of what
they are doing. Seeing sins taking place in public, also desensitizes
other people to the sin, taking them one step closer to doing it
themsleves. This is why, even if we are to find out about immoral
activities happening, we should not broadcast them, for to do so would
further spread evil in society.

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