Riyad as-Salihin, 1543

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whosoever possesses these four characteristics, is a sheer hypocrite; and anyone who possesses one of them, possesses a characteristic of hypocrisy till he gives it up. (These are:) When he is entrusted with something, he proves dishonest; when he talks, he tells a lie; when he makes a covenant, he acts treacherously; and when he quarrels, he utters foul language." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

‏أربع من كن فيه كان منافقًا خالصًا، ومن كانت فيه خصلة منهن كانت فيه خصلة من نفاق حتى يدعها‏:‏ إذا أؤتمن خان، وإذا حدث كذب، وإذا عاهد غدر، وإذا خاصم فجر‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وقد سبق بيانه مع حديث أبي هريرة بنحوه في باب الوفاء بالعهد‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 17, Hadith 33

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) The Hadith warns against copying the qualities of the hypocrites, one of which is lying. 2) The worst and gravest type of lying is to lie about Allah Almighty and His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) by speaking about the religion without knowledge and introducing newly invented matters to it. {Who does greater wrong than the one who fabricates lies against Allah or says, “A revelation has come to me” – whereas nothing has been revealed to him, or the one who says, “I can send down the like of what Allah has sent down.”}

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