Hadith 971

Chapter 25

باب 25

(25) باب بَيَانِ خِصَالِ الْمُنَافِقِ

(25) Chapter: The characteristics of the hypocrite (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سُهَيْلٍ، نَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاَثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا ائْتُمِنَ خَانَ " .

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Three are the signs of a hypocrite: when he spoke he told a lie, when he made a promise he acted treacherously against it, when he was trusted he betrayed. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 59 a (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 1, Hadith 117 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 1, Hadith 112 (ES)