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Sahih al-Bukhari 2459

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one…

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حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رضى الله عنهما عَنِ

النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا، أَوْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ، حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ، وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up. These are: (1) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it; (3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting manner.”

‘আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু আমর (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, চারটি স্বভাব যার মধ্যে থাকে, সে মুনাফিক অথবা যার মধ্যে এ চারটি স্বভাবের কোন একটা থাকে, তার মধ্যেও মুনাফিকীর একটি স্বভাব থাকে, যে পর্যন্ত না সে তা পরিত্যাগ করে। (১) সে যখন কথা বলে মিথ্যা বলে (২) যখন ওয়াদা করে ভঙ্গ করে (৩) যখন চুক্তি করে তা লঙ্ঘন করে (৪) যখন ঝগড়া করে অশ্লীল বাক্যালাপ করে। (৩৪)

ہم سے بشر بن خالد نے بیان کیا کہا ہم کو محمد نے خبر دی شعبہ سے، انہیں سلیمان نے، انہیں عبداللہ بن مرہ نے، انہیں مسروق نے اور انہیں عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا چار خصلتیں ایسی ہیں کہ جس شخص میں بھی وہ ہوں گی، وہ منافق ہو گا۔

یا ان چار میں سے اگر ایک خصلت بھی اس میں ہے تو اس میں نفاق کی ایک خصلت ہے۔ یہاں تک کہ وہ اسے چھوڑ دے۔ جب بولے تو جھوٹ بولے، جب وعدہ کرے تو پورا نہ کرے، جب معاہدہ کرے تو بے وفائی کرے، اور جب جھگڑے تو بد زبانی پر اتر آئے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Bisyir bin Khalid] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Ja'far] dari [Syu'bah] dari [Sulaiman] dari [Abdullah bin Murrah] dari [Masruq] dari ['Abdullah bin 'Umar radliallahu 'anhuma] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Ada empat hal yang bila ada pada seseorang berarti dia adalah munafiq atau siapa yang memiliki empat kebiasaan (tabi'at) berarti itu tabiat munafiq sampai dia meninggalkannya, yaitu jika berbicara dusta, jika berjanji ingkar, jika membuat kesepakatan khiyanat dan jika bertengkar (ada perselisihan) maka dia curang

Abdullah İbn Amr r.a.'dan rivayet edilmiştir: Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurmuştur: "Dört özellik var ki, bu özellikler her kimde bulunursa münafık olur. Bu özelliklerden birisinin bulunduğu kişide ise münafıklık alametlerinden biri bulunur, ta ki bunu terk edinceye kadar: Konuştuğunda yalan söyler; vaad ettiğinde vaadine uymaz; biriyle sözleştiğinde sözleşmeyi bozar ve çekiştiğinde kötü söz söyler." Not: Bu hadis ile ilgili açıklama İman bölümünde geçmiştir.(34. hadis)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2459, Book 46, Oppressions, Hadith 20. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warned of four traits; if they are combined in a Muslim, he becomes quite similar to the hypocrites due to them. This applies to a person in whom these traits are dominant, not someone who rarely exhibits any of them. They are: First: When he speaks, he intentionally lies and avoids truthfulness. Second: When he makes a covenant, he does not fulfill it and proves treacherous to the other party. Third: When he makes a promise, he does not keep it; rather, he breaks it. Fourth: When he quarrels and falls into dispute with someone, he acts severely, departs from the truth, turns to deception in his response and argument, and tells falsehood and lies. Hypocrisy is to reveal something different from what is kept hidden.

This exists in a person who possesses these traits. His hypocrisy is exercised toward those to whom he speaks or makes a promise or those who entrust him, quarrel with him, or engage in a covenant with him. It is not that he is a hypocrite in terms of Islam, revealing it and concealing Kufr. Whoever possesses one of these traits possesses a trait of hypocrisy until he gives it up.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth demonstrates some signs of hypocrites to intimidate and warn us about falling into them.
  • The bottom line in this Hadīth is that these traits are traits of hypocrisy, and he who possesses them is similar to the hypocrites in these traits and assumes their morals; it does not mean that he is a hypocrite who reveals Islam and conceals Kufr. It was said that this applies to the one in whom these traits are dominant and he takes them lightly and carelessly. Indeed, a person who likes that, mostly has a corrupt creed.
  • Al-Ghazāli said: The core of religion is limited to three things: speech, action, and intention. He pointed out that speech is corrupted by lying, action is corrupted by betrayal, and intention is corrupted by breaking a promise, as for breaking a promise then it isn't blameworthy unless there was an intential intention to break it. However, if he was determined to fulfill the promise and then something prevented him or he changed his mind, this is not a form of hypocrisy.
  • Hypocrisy is of two types: Creedal hypocrisy, which brings one out of Imān; it is to reveal Islam and conceal Kufr. Practical hypocrisy, which is to imitate the manners of hypocrites; it does not bring one out of Imān, though it is a major sin.
  • Ibn Hajar said: The scholars unanimously agreed that if a person is a believer with his heart and tongue, and engages in these traits, he is not judged to be a disbeliever or a hypocrite who shall abide in Hellfire eternally.
  • An-Nawawi said: A group of scholars said: It refers to the hypocrites during the Prophet's lifetime. They spoke about their Imān and lied; they were entrusted with their religion and betrayed it; they gave promises regarding the matter of the religion and its support and broke their promises; and they were immoral in their disputes.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Bishr ibn KhalidTold us, Fourth generation, died 255 AH
  3. 3مُحَمَّدٌInformed us
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajFrom, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Sulayman al-AmashFrom, Successor, died 147 AH
  6. 6Abdullah ibn MurrahFrom, Successor, died 99 AH
  7. 7Masruq ibn al-AjdaFrom, Successor, died 62 AH
  8. 8Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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