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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدب
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ
Chapter: Regarding the one who is two-faced.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4873 — Regarding the one who is two-faced
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ الرُّكَيْنِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ وَجْهَانِ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَانَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لِسَانَانِ مِنْ نَارٍ " .
Narrated Ammar: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who is two-faced in this world will have two tongues of fire on the Day of Resurrection.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Such people try to appear very wise in their own understanding and convince themselves that they are acting out of expediency, whereas in reality, these people are extremely cowardly and have fallen into a state of lowliness.
They are called opportunists and hypocrites. In the beginning of the Noble Qur’an, there are only two verses (, ) regarding the condemnation of the disbelievers, but there are thirteen verses mentioned regarding the condemnation of the expedient hypocrites.
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Such people try to appear very wise in their own understanding and convince themselves that they are acting out of expediency, whereas in reality, these people are extremely cowardly and have fallen into a state of lowliness.
They are called opportunists and hypocrites. In the beginning of the Noble Qur’an, there are only two verses (, ) regarding the condemnation of the disbelievers, but there are thirteen verses mentioned regarding the condemnation of the expedient hypocrites.
See ( to ).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4873
