Hadith 29989

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) عَلَامَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ

(20) Chapter: The Sign of a Hypocrite
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أَخْبَرَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَبْغُضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ

It was narrated that 'Ali said:
"The Prophet [SAW] made a covenant with me that none would love me but a believer, and none would hate me but a hypocrite."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5022

In-book reference: Book 47, Hadith 38

English translation: Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 5025