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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 2 · Belief
Sahih

عَلاَمَةِ الْمُنَافِقِ

The sign of the hypocrite

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاَثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ أَبُو سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،

Translation

Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “The signs of the hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks his promise; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays the trust.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Huraira berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Die Kennzeichen des Heuchlers sind drei: Wenn er spricht, lügt er; wenn er verspricht, bricht er sein Versprechen; und wenn ihm etwas anvertraut wird, veruntreut er es.“

Türkçe

Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Münafığın alâmeti üçtür: Konuştuğunda yalan söyler, söz verdiğinde sözünden döner, kendisine bir şey emanet edildiğinde hıyanet eder.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Hurairah† 59 AH · MedinaMalik bin Abi 'Amir† 74 AH · MedinaNafi' bin Malik bin Abi 'Amir† 140 AHIsma'il bin Ja'far bin Abi K…† 180 AH · BaghdadSulaiman bin Da'ud al-'Atki …† 234 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

    d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Malik bin Abi 'Amirأَبِيهِ

    d. 74 AH · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation

  4. Nafi' bin Malik bin Abi 'Amirنَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ أَبُو سُهَيْلٍ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Isma'il bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathirإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ

    d. 180 AH · Baghdad · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. Sulaiman bin Da'ud al-'Atki al-Zahraniسُلَيْمَانُ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ

    d. 234 AH · Basra · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler