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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
(عَلَامَاتُ المُنَافِقِ)(The signs of a hypocrite)
Hadith 57
اُردوEn
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مثل الْمُنَافِق كَمثل الشَّاة الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغُنْمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ إِلَى هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَإِلَى هَذِه مرّة» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Ibn ‘Umar reported God's messenger as saying, “The hypocrite is like a ewe which goes to and fro between two flocks, turning at one time to the one and at another time to the other.” Muslim transmitted it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij: [صحيح مسلم 7043]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Practical hypocrisy is among the major sins, whereas doctrinal hypocrisy is disbelief (kufr).
➋ One who tries to stand with a foot in two boats at the same time ultimately drowns; his duplicity does not benefit him in the least.
➌ The hypocrites are, in reality, even worse than animals.
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Practical hypocrisy is among the major sins, whereas doctrinal hypocrisy is disbelief (kufr).
➋ One who tries to stand with a foot in two boats at the same time ultimately drowns; his duplicity does not benefit him in the least.
➌ The hypocrites are, in reality, even worse than animals.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 57
