It is unfirtunate that we live in a society where people take advantage of each other's private conversations to tarnish their image. So, basically the society is turning into a deceptive one. You converse or confide in others that see that as an opportunity to nail you in future

The recent unfortunate issue of a lady who shared a private conversation between @gimbakakanda and someone. It is sad, that we have lost our moral compass that we will threaten and even share other people's private conversation. Wait till Allaah exposes you.

The Prophet SAW said: "Whoever conceals [the faults of] a Muslim, Allaah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the Hereafter." (Muslim)

"O you who have faith with their tongues but faith has not entered their hearts! Do not backbite the Muslims or seek their faults. Whoever seeks their faults, Allah will seek his faults. And if Allah seeks his faults, He will expose him even in d privacy of his own house.” Hadith

It has become a norm on our social media platforms for people whom you had a mutual, private conversation with to screenshot it for future indictment. How can you not be sincere with people when they talk to you. If you don't like what they send, ask them to stop.

We as Muslims especially men, must not give into unguarded conversations with the opposite sex. It leads to fitnah. May Allaah protect us. Married or not, we should remain chaste outside or inside of DMs.

No matter how close you are to someone and how private your conversations are, always assume that you are standing in front of the world, because he or she might want to use that against you in the future. Safety lies in being truthful and honest in our conversations.

Today he or she is your confidant and you tell them all your secrets, tomorrow you have little misunderstandings, they divulge all your secrets. A society that cannot breed honest, modest, sincere and morally equipped people is bound to face retrogression.

We must learn to put behind us all forms of childishness. Even if you are 60 years old, as long as you go down that lane of exposing a private conversation you had with someone that trusted you and confided in you as at that time, then you have lost your moral compass.

If you can no longer trust the people you converse with privately for the fear of bringing to the public fore your most private issues, then you are better off conversing with your inner self.

Imam Shafi’i said:

“Let not your tongue mention the shame of
another, for you yourself are covered in shame."

Imam Shafi’i said:

I searched the days, with all my strengths
for a brother to trust, but my search was fruitless,
The lands and those who live them were barren,
As though its people were not people [I wanted them to be]

Imam Shafi’i warned us against friends that will expose us

Disclosing secrets kept yesterday enclosed
ويظهر سرا كان بالامس قد خفا

Farewell to the world, if there is no one
As a true, good friend who is just and open
سلام على الدنيا إذا لم يكن بها

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