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Sahih al-Bukhari 34

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

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حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ، وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ». تَابَعَهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up. 1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. 2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. 4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.”

‘আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু ‘আমর (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেনঃ চারটি স্বভাব যার মধ্যে বিদ্যমান সে হচ্ছে খাঁটি মুনাফিক। যার মধ্যে এর কোন একটি স্বভাব থাকবে, তা পরিত্যাগ না করা পর্যন্ত তার মধ্যে মুনাফিকের একটি স্বভাব থেকে যায়।

১. আমানত রাখা হলে খিয়ানত করে; ২. কথা বললে মিথ্যা বলে; ৩. অঙ্গীকার করলে ভঙ্গ করে; এবং ৪. বিবাদে লিপ্ত হলে অশ্লীলভাবে গালাগালি দেয়। শু‘বা আ‘মাশ (রহ.) থেকে হাদীস বর্ণনায় সুফইয়ান (রহ.)-এর অনুসরণ করেছেন। (২৪৫৯,৩১৭৮; মুসলিম ১/২৫ হাঃ ৫৮, আহমাদ ৬৭৮২)

ہم سے قبیصہ بن عقبہ نے یہ حدیث بیان کی، ان سے سفیان نے، وہ اعمش بن عبیداللہ بن مرہ سے نقل کرتے ہیں، وہ مسروق سے، وہ عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما سے روایت کرتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ چار عادتیں جس کسی میں ہوں تو وہ خالص منافق ہے اور جس کسی میں ان چاروں میں سے ایک عادت ہو تو وہ ( بھی ) نفاق ہی ہے، جب تک اسے نہ چھوڑ دے۔

( وہ یہ ہیں ) جب اسے امین بنایا جائے تو ( امانت میں ) خیانت کرے اور بات کرتے وقت جھوٹ بولے اور جب ( کسی سے ) عہد کرے تو اسے پورا نہ کرے اور جب ( کسی سے ) لڑے تو گالیوں پر اتر آئے۔ اس حدیث کو شعبہ نے ( بھی ) سفیان کے ساتھ اعمش سے روایت کیا ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Qabishah bin 'Uqbah] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan] dari [Al A'masy] dari [Abdullah bin Murrah] dari [Masruq] dari [Abdullah bin 'Amru] bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Empat hal bila ada pada seseorang maka dia adalah seorang munafiq tulen, dan barangsiapa yang terdapat pada dirinya satu sifat dari empat hal tersebut maka pada dirinya terdapat sifat nifaq hingga dia meninggalkannya.

Yaitu, jika diberi amanat dia khianat, jika berbicara dusta, jika berjanji mengingkari dan jika berseteru curang". Hadits ini diriwayatkan pula oleh [Syu'bah] dari [Al A'masy]

Abdullah bin Amr r.a. şöyle demiştir: Nebiyy-i Mükerrem sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem buyurdu ki: "Dört şey kimde bulunursa o kişi halis münafık olur. Kimde bu özelliklerden biri bulunursa bunu terk edinceye kadar kendisinde nifak özelliklerinden biri bulunmuş olur: Kendisine bir şey emanet edilince ihanet eder, Konuştuğunda yalan söyler, Antlaşma yaptığında antlaşmaya vefa göstermez, Düşmanlık yaptığında haddi aşar. Tekrar: 2459, 3178. Diğer tahric edenler: Tirmizî, İman; Müslim, İman

Sahih al-Bukhari 34, Book 2, Belief, Hadith 27. 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. 2Qabisah ibn UqbahTold us, Third generation, died 213 AH
  3. 3Sufyan ath-ThawriTold us, Third generation, died 159 AH
  4. 4Sulayman al-AmashFrom, Successor, died 147 AH
  5. 5Abdullah ibn MurrahFrom, Successor, died 99 AH
  6. 6Masruq ibn al-AjdaFrom, Successor, died 62 AH
  7. 7Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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