Adultery And Its Implications As Sadd-e-Zariya And Haqooq-Ul-Ibad
There is no separation as such between the rights of Allah and the rights of the people. All the directives of God whether they are the exclusive rights of God like prayer or Hajj, and include the benefit of people like Zakat, helping someone in need are rights of God because these are His directives meant to be obeyed. When a sin is not open, it should stay hidden. God dislikes revealing sins. One should repent to God only for the hidden sins because He knows everything. but one should not reveal one’s sins to others. In the case cited above, revealing this violation will ruin the family and this damage would be irreversible. It is not necessary to tell them. Repentance is the compensation. Hopefully, the One who kept the secret here, will keep it secrete in the hereafter too.