*Narrated*Abu*Huraira:
*I*heard*Allah's*Apostle*saying.*"All*the*sins*of*  my*followers*will*be*forgiven*except*those*of*the*  Mujahirin*(those*who*commit*a*sin*openly*or*disclo  se*their*sins*to*the*people).*An*example*of*such*d  isclosure*is*that*a*person*commits*a*sin*at*night*  and*though*Allah*screens*it*from*the*public,*then*  he*comes*in*the*morning,*and*says,*'O*so-and-so,*I*did*such-and-such*(evil)*deed*yesterday,'*though*he*spent*his*n  ight*screened*by*his*Lord*(none*knowing*about*his*  sin)*and*in*the*morning*he*removes*Allah's*screen*  from*himself."
*(Sahih*Bukhari)