Reports on the signs of hypocrisy

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are four things; whoever has them is a pure hypocrite, and whoever has one of these habits has a habit of hypocrisy until he gives it up. They are: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; when he makes a pact, he betrays it; and when he quarrels, he resorts to abuse."

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Judge the hypocrite by three things: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he makes a pact, he betrays it.

Sabih bin Abdullah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There are three things; whoever has them is a hypocrite: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays the trust. And he recited this verse. Translation: "And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah: 'If He favours us from His bounty, we will surely give charity and will surely be among the righteous.' But when Allah favoured them from His bounty, they became miserly with it and turned away, averse. So, as a punishment, Allah set hypocrisy in their hearts until the Day they meet Him, because they broke what they had promised Allah and because they used to lie." [Al-Tawbah: 75-77]

Mujahid said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three things; whoever has them is a hypocrite. They are: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when something is entrusted to him, he betrays the trust."

Layth said that Mujahid said: There are three things; whoever has them is a hypocrite, even if he prays, fasts and says, "I am a Muslim." They are: when he speaks, he lies; when he is entrusted with something, he betrays the trust; and when he promises, he breaks it.

Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever narrates a hadith from me while he thinks that it is a lie, he is one of the two liars."

Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever narrates a hadith from me while he thinks that it is a lie, he is one of the two liars."

The above statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also reported from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) through this chain.