الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Avoiding Slander
بَابُ لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالطَّعَّانِChapter: The Believer is Not a Fault-Finder
Hadith 313
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”لَا يَنْبَغِي لِذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِينًا.“
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A two-faced person is not worthy to be considered trustworthy."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
This refers to a person who associates with each of two opposing individuals or groups in such a way that each considers him a friend. In this manner, he conveys the secrets of each to the other, thereby betraying both sides and deriving benefit from each through his treachery. Such a person is not worthy of trust. In the Noble Qur’an, this is precisely the behavior described of the hypocrites. In our language, such a person is called "ibn al-waqt" (opportunist).
This refers to a person who associates with each of two opposing individuals or groups in such a way that each considers him a friend. In this manner, he conveys the secrets of each to the other, thereby betraying both sides and deriving benefit from each through his treachery. Such a person is not worthy of trust. In the Noble Qur’an, this is precisely the behavior described of the hypocrites. In our language, such a person is called "ibn al-waqt" (opportunist).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 313
