Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 259 of 372
Condemnation of Double-faced People
The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 259 : Ahadith 1540 – 1541
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمۡ إِذۡ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرۡضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا
“They may hide (their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide (them) from Allah; for He is with them (by His Knowledge), when they plot by night in words that He does not approve. And Allah ever encompasses what they do.”
[An-Nisā’ 4:108]
1540 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “People are like ores. Those who were excellent in the Days of Ignorance are excellent in Islam provided they acquire the knowledge and understanding of the religion. You will find the best people in it (Islam) those who had a deep hatred (for leadership). You will find the worst among the people a double-faced person who appears to some people with one face and to others with another face.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1541 Muhammad bin Zaid reported: Some people said to my grandfather, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (radiyallahu anhuma): We visit our rulers and tell them things contrary to what we say when we leave them. `Abdullah bin `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) replied: “In the days of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we counted this act as an act of hypocrisy.”[Al-Bukhari].