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He,(PBUH)used to expose their traits so that people would be aware of them

Auther : Muhammad Saalih Al-Munajjid
Under category : How He treated them?
112 2024/07/28 2024/07/28
Article translated to : العربية

The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, mentioned differ- ent traits so that people would recognize hypocrites by them and so that they would avoid being described with these traits. The following are some such characteristics:

• Not attending the Fajr (dawn) and Ishaa’ (night) prayers:

Abu Hurayrah (a Companion) narrated that the Messenger of Al- lah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:

“No prayer is more burden- some to the hypocrites than the Fajr [dawn] prayer and the `Ishaa’ [night] prayer; and if they knew their merits, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.’’1

• Delaying the prayer to the end of the prescribed time:

Anas ibn Maalik (a Companion) narrated: “I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saying:

“This is how a hypocrite prays, he sits monitoring the sun [before sunset], until it is about to set, then he stands up and clicks four Rak’ahs [performs the obligatory four-units prayer extremely fast] and mentions Allah very little [during them].””2

• Lying, breaking promises, betrayal vulgar during quarrels:

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:

“There are three signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust.”3

Abdullaah ibn `Amr bin Al-`Aas narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:

`“There are four qualities which, when found in a person, make him a sheer hypocrite, and one who possesses one of them, possesses one characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it. These are: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he acts treacherously; when he is entrusted with something, he betrays trust; and when he argues, he quarrels and utters foul language.’’4

 • They are ignorant and undignified:                                    

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:

“There are two qualities no hypocrite will possess: a dignified appearance and knowledge about religion.”5

• Fluctuation and dispraised blind imitation of others:

Ibn ‘Umar (a Companion) narrated that the Prophet of Allah, sallal- laahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:

“A hypocrite is like a sheep that fluc- tuates between the two herds, going to this herd once and then going to the other.”6


المراجع

  1.  Reported by Al-Bukhaari (657) and Muslim (651).
  2.  Reported by Muslim (622).
  3.  Reported by Al-Bukhaari (33) Muslim (59).
  4. Reported by Al-Bukhaari (2459) Muslim (58).
  5.  Reported by At-Tirmithi (2684). 
  6.  Reported by Muslim (2784).


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