Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 26.0

Criticism Of The One Who Is Two-Faced, And The Prohibition Of Doing That

باب ذَمِّ ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ وَتَحْرِيمِ فِعْلِهِ ‏‏

3 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 2526 csahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ ذَا الْوَجْهَيْنِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ وَهَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The worst amongst the people is the double-faced one; he comes to some people with one face and to others with the other face.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2526 dsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfromMuhammad bin Rmh bin al-Mhajrfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfromYazid bin Abi Habibfrom'Arak bin MalikfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ شَرَّ النَّاسِ ذُو الْوَجْهَيْنِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ وَهَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The worst amongst people is one with the double face. He comes to some people with one face and to others with the other face.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 2526 esahih

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

‏ تَجِدُونَ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ ذَا الْوَجْهَيْنِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ وَهَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

You will find the worst amongst the people one having double face. He comes to some people with one face and to the others with the other face.