Abdullah reported that a person came to Allahs Apostle ﷺ and said: Allahs Messenger, I sported with a woman in the outskirts of Madinah, and I have committed an offence short of fornication. Here I am (before you), kindly deliver verdict about me which you deem fit. Umar said: Allah concealed your fault. You had better conceal it yourself also. Allahs Apostle ﷺ , however, gave no reply to him. The man stood up and went away and Allahs Apostle ﷺ sent a person after him to call him and he recited this verse: "And observe prayer at the ends of the day and in the first hours of the night. Surely, good deeds take away evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful" (xi. 115). A person amongst the people said: Allahs Apostle, does it concern this man only? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but the people at large.