Hadith 21254

Chapter 31

باب 31

(31) مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِق

(31) Chapter: The Parable of the Hypocrite (JA)
53
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَفِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّهَا تَتْبَعُ

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that :
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "The parable of the hypocrite is that of a sheep that hesitates between two flocks, sometimes following one, and sometimes following another, not knowing which to follow." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 5037 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 47, Hadith 53 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 5040 (JA)