Authentic Hadith pertaining to HYPOCRISY Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference “The Gardens of Righteousness” translated and presented by Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens Allah.com Muhammad.com Mosque.com ©1984-2012 Darwish Family. All rights reserved BOOK 52 SIGNS OF HIPOCRISY CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPOCRISY |H 200 “A hypocrite has three distinctive characteristics: when he talks he lies, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when something is entrusted to him he embezzles it. Even if he prays, fasts and considers himself a Muslim.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this. FOUR SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY |H 696 “There are four qualities which, if they are found in a person, prove him to be a real hypocrite. If a person has one of them, he has that quality of hypocrisy until he rids himself of it. They are: When he is entrusted with something he embezzles. When he speaks he lies. When he promises he breaks his promise. When he quarrels he is abusive.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah, the son of Amr son of Al 'As who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. DEFINTION OF A COMPLETE HYPOCRITE |H 1626 “There are four characteristics of hypocrisy. If all four are found in a person he is a complete hypocrite, but if one of them is found in him he has the characteristic of a hypocrite until he abandons it: If he is entrusted, he betrays. If he speaks, he lies. If he promises, he breaks it. If he deserts, he becomes untruthful.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah, the son of Amru, son of Al As who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. THE CONDITION OF THE HYPOCRITE |H 199 “On the Day of Judgement there will be a man brought and thrown into the Fire. His intestines will burst forth from his belly and he will clutch them going round in circles like a donkey treads a mill. The Companions of the Fire will gather round him and say: ‘What is this? Didn't you encourage good and forbid evil?’ He will say: ‘That is so, I encouraged good, but did not do it; and I forbade evil but did it.’” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Osama son of Zaid who related that he heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say this. THE RECITATION OF THE HYPOCRITE |H 1008 “The likeness of a Muslim who recites the Koran is that of citrus which is aromatic and delicious; and the likeness of a believer who does not recite the Koran is that of a date which has no aroma but is sweet. The likeness of a hypocrite who recites the Koran is that of a fragrant plant but is bitter to the taste; and the likeness of a hypocrite who does not recite the Koran is like that of a colocynth that has no aroma and tastes bitter.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Musa Ash'ari who related this. HYPOCRITES AND THE DAWN AND NIGHT PRAYER |H 1090 “Hypocrites find no prayer so burdensome as the dawn and the night prayers and yet if they knew their benefits they would come to them even if they had to crawl.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. ABANDONING THE PRAYER |H 1096 “The treaty between us and them (the hypocrites) is prayer. Whosoever abandons it is an unbeliever.” Tirmidhi with a chain up to Buraidah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. ONE OF THE SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY |H 1369 “Whosoever dies without having fought in the Way of Allah and without any wish to do so dies with one of the characteristics of hypocrisy.” Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. EXAMPLE OF A HYPOCRITE |H 397 “Each one of you; his creation is determined when he is in his mother's womb, forty days as a drop, then it becomes a clot for the same (forty days) then it becomes a chewed (piece of flesh) for the same (forty days), then the angel is sent who breathes into it the soul then he is ordered with four words: His provision, his life span, his deeds, and whether he is unfortunate or happy. Then by He who there is no god except Him, one of you (example of the hypocrite) behaves like a dweller of Paradise until there is left between him and it the distance of only the length of an arm and then that which is recorded overtakes him and he begins to behave like the inhabitants of the Fire and eventually enters it. Then there is the one amongst you (who is not a hypocrite) who behaves like the inhabitants of the Fire until there is only left between him and it the length of an arm; then what is recorded overtakes him and he begins to behave like the dwellers of Paradise and eventually enters it.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Mas'ud who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, the confirmed, the truthful, told us this. REVEALING OF A HYPOCRITE |H 1573 “I (Zaid, the son of Arqam) said, ‘We went on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, which was hard on the people. During it Abdullah, the son of Ubayy said, ‘Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, in case they disperse.’ He also said, ‘If we return to Medina, the most honorable one will drive out the one who is the most mean.’ I went to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and informed him of this and he sent for Abdullah son of Ubayy, who denied on oath having said it. The people began to say, ‘Zaid has lied to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.’ I was very upset by this until sura Al-Munafiqun (Chapter 63, The Hypocrites) was sent down. Then the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, sent for the hypocrites so that he might ask forgiveness for them but they turned their heads away out of arrogance.’" Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Zaid the son of Arqam who related this. HYPOCRITES BEFORE ALLAH |H 1664 “Whosoever does something good in order to seek a reputation, Allah, the Most High exposes his sins and whosoever does something in order to show off, Allah the Most High will treat him as a hypocrite.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Jundab the son of Abdullah, the son of Sufyan who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. LOVE OF THE ANSAR |H 381 “Only a believer loves the Ansar and it is only a hypocrite who dislikes them. Allah loves those who love them and Allah dislikes those who dislike them.” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Bra'a, the son of 'Azib who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this. THE PROPHET AND THE PERSON ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY |H 418 “It was my (Itban, the son of Malik ) practice to join my tribe, the Bani Salim in prayer, however, between them was a valley prone to floods, which, once flooded became difficult for me to make the crossing to the Mosque. So I went to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and said: ‘My eyesight is poor and I find it difficult to cross over the valley that separates me from my tribe when it is flooded. I would like it very much if you would come to my house and pray inside it so that I may assign that part as my place of prayer.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, agreed. The next day, when the sun had risen high the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, came to my house with Abu Bakr and asked permission to enter, which I gave. He asked me: ‘Where do you wish me to pray?’ So I pointed out the place to him. He stood for prayer and commenced with Allah is Great (the Takbir) and we lined up behind him. He prayed two units (rak'a) of prayer and we prayed behind him. After he had finished the prayer, I offered him some food prepared from sugar, milk and finely ground flour. When my neighbors heard that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was in my house they gathered there in large numbers. Someone asked: ‘What has happened to Malik, the son of Dakhsahm?’ Another said: ‘He is not here.’ Then another said: ‘He is a hypocrite. He does not love Allah and His Messenger, praise and peace be upon him.’ Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said: ‘Do not say that, don't you know that he has said: There is no god except Allah seeking only the pleasure of Allah?’ The man said: ‘Allah and His Messenger, praise and peace be upon him, know best, but as for us we see that his friendship and conversation are confined to the hypocrites.’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said: ‘Allah will protect whosoever bears witness that there is no god except Allah, seeking with it only the pleasure of Allah, from the Fire.’” Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Itban son of Malik who related this hadith PROHIBITION TO GIVE A HYPOCRITE A TITLE OF RESPECT ADDRESSING A HYPOCRITE |H 1774 “Do not address a hypocrite by saying, ‘O master’ because even if he is a master, you will arouse the anger of your Lord, the Mighty, the Glorified." Abu Daud with a chain up to Buraidah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. MECCA AND MEDINA WILL CAST OUT THE HYPOCRITES MECCA AND MEDINA WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ANTI-CHRIST |H 1862 “Each and every city will be entered by the anti-Christ except Mecca and Medina. The domes in those two cities will be guarded by angels standing in rows. The anti-Christ will arrive at Sabakhah and Medina will be shaken three times - every unbeliever and hypocrite will be cast out." Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. INDEX HYPOCRISY BOOK 52 SIGNS OF HIPOCRISY CHARACTERISTICS OF HYPOCRISY FOUR SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY DEFINTION OF A COMPLETE HYPOCRITE THE CONDITION OF THE HYPOCRITE THE RECITATION OF THE HYPOCRITE HYPOCRITES AND THE DAWN AND NIGHT PRAYER ABANDONING THE PRAYER ONE OF THE SIGNS OF HYPOCRISY EXAMPLE OF A HYPOCRITE REVEALING OF A HYPOCRITE HYPOCRITES BEFORE ALLAH LOVE OF THE ANSAR THE PROPHET AND THE PERSON ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY PROHIBITION TO GIVE A HYPOCRITE A TITLE OF RESPECT ADDRESSING A HYPOCRITE MECCA AND MEDINA WILL CAST OUT THE HYPOCRITES MECCA AND MEDINA WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THE ANTI-CHRIST