Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Keep away from these ugly deeds that Allah has prohibited. Whoever falls into them should cover himself with the covering of Allah Almighty.”
Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is narrated from Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, that in the lifetime of the Prophet (ṣ) he commanded a man who committed a legal offense to conceal his deed. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, commanded the same.”
Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrā 16177
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اجْتَنِبُوا هَذِهِ الْقَاذُورَةَ الَّتِي نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَمَنْ أَلَمَّ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْ بِسِتْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ وَرُوِيَ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ رَجُلا أَصَابَ حَدًّا بِالاسْتِتَارِ وَأَنَّ عُمَرَوَوَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ
16177 السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
663 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في السلسلة الصحيحة