What are the hadiths about hypocrisy ? Examples of hadiths about hypocrisy…
According to Ibn ʿUmar (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “A hypocrite is like a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks. She goes to one at one time and to the other at another time.”(M7043, Muslim, Sifat al-Munafiqin, 17)
According to a report narrated by ʿAbd Allah b. Kaʿb from his father (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “A believer is like a fresh tender plant. Sometimes the wind bends it and sometimes it makes it straight. A hypocrite is like a cypress tree which remains straight until it is suddenly uprooted.”(B5643, al-Bukhari, al-Marda, 1)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray saying, “O Allah! I seek refuge in You from divisiveness, hypocrisy, and evil character.”(D1546, Abu Da’ud, al-Witr, 32)
According to ʿAbd Allah b. ʿAmr (ra), the Prophet (saw) 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: Whenever he is entrusted (with something), he betrays (it). Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil, and insulting manner.”(B34, al-Bukhari, al-Iman, 24)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “The worst people in the sight of Allah on Resurrection Day will be two-faced people who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face.”(B6058, al-Bukhari, al-Adab, 52)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
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