You are truly yourself when you are by yourself.
If you take the time to ponder, the above statement is quite truthful. Many people are ashamed of some of the sins they commit, so they do it secretly, when no one else is around. On the one hand, this is a relatively good thing, meaning that at least they are not fasiq, someone who commits the sins openly for all to see. The humility is there, which is a commendable first step to ridding the sin entirely.
But going back to the original quote. A person shows their true colours in solitude. Their sinfulness is shown at a time when no one else is there to see. SubhanAllah! Isn’t that amazing? Allah hides the sins, the faults of others, their true sinful nature from the rest of humanity. In turn, you only see the goodness in the person.
So, if Allah can do this much for you, He deserves a lot of praise and thanks. Furthermore, we have a moral duty to hide the fault of others.
The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, mounted the pulpit and said in a loud voice: “O You who have accepted Islam with your tongues, but in whose heart eman (faith) has not yet entered! Do not annoy the Muslims’ nor revile them, nor seek out their faults. For whosoever seeks out the fault of his Muslim brother, Allaah will seek out his faults. He whose faults are sought out by Allaah, then Allaah will expose him, even if he is inside his house.” (Muslim)
The Prophet, peace be upon him said: The Muslim is the brother of his fellow-Muslim; he should not mistreat him or let him down. Whoever meets the needs of his brother, Allah will meet his needs, and whoever relieves a Muslim of some distress, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever conceals the faults o f a Muslim, Allah will conceal him (his faults) in this world and the next. (Bukhari).
The Prophet, peace be upon him said: Whoever relieves a believer of distress in this world, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes things easy for those who are in difficulty, Allah will make things easy for him in this world and in the next. Whoever conceals (the faults of) a Muslim in this world, Allah will conceal him (his faults) in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah will help the slave so long as the slave helps his brother. (Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh)
Lastly, Allah is as-Satter , the Veiler of sins.
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JazakAllah Khair for the post. You know what, this above statement is so true, and you did good job explaining it.
We should all take time at the end of the day and evaluate over selves that what mistakes we have made and try to prevent them from being repeated the next day.
Also we should evaluate our souls and see how much attention we have paid to our bodies vs. soul because it is important for us to be good from inside and outside
May Allah guide us!