Riyad as-Salihin, 1618
`Abdullah bin `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
Some people told me, "We visit our rulers and we tell them things contrary to those which we say when we depart from them." `Abdullah bin `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) replied: "In the era of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we considered this to be an act of hypocrisy." <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن ناسًا قالوا له: إنا ندخل على سلاطيننا فنقول لهم بخلاف ما نتكلم إذا خرجنا من عندهم؟ قال ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما: كنا نعد هذا نفاقًا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ((رواه البخاري)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 108
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) One should constantly offer advice, enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil lest he falls into committing any kind of hypocrisy.<br>
2) Proper understanding of Shariah texts and the levels of purification of the soul is to be derived from the guidance of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) since they were the most knowledgeable of the Ummah and the most sincere and closest to the prophetic era. Definitely, closeness to the prophetic era guarantees greater likeliness of correctness.