Tag Archives: Hypocrites

November, 2020

17 November
Another version of the narration stating that a hypocrite will be unable to memorise certain Surahs

Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “A hypocrite will not be able to memorise the following Surahs: Bara-ah, Yasin, Dukhan, and ‘Amma Yata sa-alun.”

7 August
A Believer seeks excuses for his brother and a hypocrite seeks faults

Question What is the reference and Arabic text of this narration? Ibn Manazil (rahimahullah) said: “A believer seeks excuses for his brother while the hypocrite seeks mistakes.”

30 September
Martyrdom does not eliminate hypocrisy

Question What is the status of this Hadith? إن السيف محاء للخطايا، وأدخل من أي أبواب الجنة شاء، فإن لها ثمانية أبواب، ولجهنم سبعة أبواب، وبعضها أفضل من بعض، ورجل منافق، جاهد بنفسه وماله في سبيل الله حتى إذا لقي العدو، قاتل حتى قتل فذلك في النار، إن السيف لا يمحو النفاق

28 February
Missing three Jumu’ahs

Question I wanted to know the status of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever neglects Jumu’ah [due to laziness and carelessness] three times without an excuse, then Allah sets a seal upon his heart.” Could you also explain what does ‘seal’ mean and what is regarded as a valid excuse?

1 November
‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) fear for this ummah

Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)? Sayyiduna ‘Umar Ibn Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “I fear most for this Ummah such a person who is a scholar with his tongue, but an ignorant person at heart.”

9 October
A Believer in the Masjid is like a fish in water

Question Is the following a Hadith? “A believer in the Masjid is like a fish in the water and a hypocrite in the Masjid is like a bird in the cage”

27 September
The Sahabah would consider those who missed Fajr and ‘Isha Salah to be hypocrites

Question There is a narration in Sahih ibn Hibban, wherein Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) states: كنا إذا فقدنا الإنسان في صلاة الصبح والعشاء أسأنا به الظن Translation: If we (The Sahabah) did not see someone for Fajr and ‘Isha Salah, we would have evil thoughts [that they are hypocrites] Please give the exact number and authenticity.

24 July
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) expelled 36 hypocrites from the Masjid

Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says: “Once Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) delivered such a sermon as we had never heard before and he said: Whomsoever I name, get up. In this way he expelled thirty six persons from the Masjid.”

2 February
A narration stating that a hypocrite will be unable to memorise certain Surahs

Question Is it correct that only a hypocrite will be unable to memorise Surahs Hud, Yasin and Dukhan?

26 January
The similitude of a hypocrite

Question Could you reference this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The example of a hypocrite is that of a sheep which roams between two flocks [looking to mate], going to one at one time and to the other at another time.”

30 November
Commentary of the Verse ‘Those who believe then disbelieve, then believe then disbelieve’

Question As for those who have Iman and then return to disbelief, and then again have Iman and then return to kufr, and then increase in kufr, Allah will not forgive them or guide them on any path. [Surah An Nisa, Verse: 137] What does the above Verse mean?

27 October
The danger of an eloquent hypocrite

Question Please provide a reference and translation of the following Hadith: إن أَخْوَفُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي كل مُنَافِقٍ عَلِيمِ اللِّسَانِ

1 February
Hypocrisy and the learned

Question What is the reference and authenticity of this Hadith? “Most of the Munafiqun of this Ummah are the reciters of the Quran [learned ones]”

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