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ahmad:6879al-Walīd b. al-Qāsim b. al-Walīd > Abū Yadhkuruh > Abū al-Ḥajjāj > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Three traits that if a man possesses them then he is a true hypocrite: (1) when he speaks, he lies, (2) when he promises, he breaks it, and (3) when he is entrusted, he betrays. And whoever possesses one of them, he will continue to, that is, he has a trait of hypocrisy in him until he abandons it."  

أحمد:٦٨٧٩حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ؛ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَذْكُرُهُ؛ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَجَّاجِ؛ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ثَلَاثٌ إِذَا كُنَّ فِي الرَّجُلِ فَهُوَ الْمُنَافِقُ الْخَالِصُ: (١) إِنْ حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، (٢) وَإِنْ وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، (٣) وَإِنِ اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ۔ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَعْنِي فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا۔»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Suyūṭī
bukhari:34Qabīṣah b. ʿUqbah > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up. 1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. 2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. 4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."  

البخاري:٣٤حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ  

تَابَعَهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ
bukhari:3178Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has (the following) four characteristics will be a pure hypocrite: "If he speaks, he tells a lie; if he gives a promise, he breaks it, if he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; and if he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent evil insulting manner (unjust). And whoever has one of these characteristics, has one characteristic of a hypocrite, unless he gives it us."  

البخاري:٣١٧٨حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعُ خِلاَلٍ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا مَنْ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا  

nasai:5020Bishr b. Khālid > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Sulaymān > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Prophet [SAW] said: "There are four (traits), whoever has them is a hypocrite and whoever has one of them, then has one of the traits of hypocrisy, until he gives it up: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; when he makes a covenant, he betrays it; and when he argues, he resorts to foul language."  

النسائي:٥٠٢٠أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

عَنْ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعَةٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا أَوْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْ الْأَرْبَعِ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ  

nasai:5023ʿAmr b. Yaḥyá b. al-Ḥārith > al-Muʿāfá > Zuhayr > Manṣūr b. al-Muʿtamir > Abū Wāʾil

ʿAbdullāh said: "There are three ˹traits˺, whoever has them is a hypocrite: (1) When he speaks, he lies; (2) when he is entrusted ˹with something˺, he betrays ˹that trust˺, (3) when he makes a promise, he breaks it. Whoever has one of these ˹traits˺ then a trait of hypocrisy has not ceased in him, until he leaves it."  

النسائي:٥٠٢٣أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَافَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ قَالَ

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ فَهُوَ مُنَافِقٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ لَمْ تَزَلْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهَا۔  

abudawud:4688Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

Four characteristics constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristics of hypocrisy till he abandons it : when he talks he lies, when he makes a promise he violates it, when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, and when he quarrels, he deviates from the Truth.  

أبو داود:٤٦٨٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ فَهُوَ مُنَافِقٌ خَالِصٌ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَلَّةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَ فِيهِ خَلَّةٌ مِنْ نِفَاقٍ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ  

ahmad:6768Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Sulaymān > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad > Abū And Ibn Numayr > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Prophet [SAW] said: "There are four (traits), whoever has them is a hypocrite and whoever has one of them, then has one of the traits of hypocrisy, until he gives it up: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; when he makes a covenant, he betrays it; and when he argues, he resorts to foul language." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5020)  

أحمد:٦٧٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ [قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ] قَالَ أَبِي وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا أَوْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ الْأَرْبَعِ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ  

ذِكْرُ إِطْلَاقِ اسْمِ النِّفَاقِ عَلَى مَنْ أَتَى بِجُزْءٍ مِنْ أَجْزَائِهِ

ibnhibban:254ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Salm b. Junādah > Ibn Numayr > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has (the following) four characteristics will be a pure hypocrite: "If he speaks, he tells a lie; if he gives a promise, he breaks it, if he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; and if he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent evil insulting manner (unjust). And whoever has one of these characteristics, has one characteristic of a hypocrite, unless he gives it us." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3178)  

ابن حبّان:٢٥٤أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهَا كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ»  

ibnhibban:255Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Abū al-Rabīʿ al-Zahrānī > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has (the following) four characteristics will be a pure hypocrite: "If he speaks, he tells a lie; if he gives a promise, he breaks it, if he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; and if he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent evil insulting manner (unjust). And whoever has one of these characteristics, has one characteristic of a hypocrite, unless he gives it us." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3178)  

ابن حبّان:٢٥٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَرْبَعُ خِلَالٍ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا خَالِصًا مَنْ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ»  

nasai-kubra:8681Bishr b. Khālid > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Sulaymān > ʿAbdullāh b. Murrah > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up. These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it; (3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting manner." (See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 2459)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٦٨١أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَرْبَعَةٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ كَانَ مُنَافِقًا أَوْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنَ الْأَرْبَعِ كَانَتْ فِيهِ خَصْلَةٌ مِنْ النِّفَاقِ حَتَّى يَدَعَهَا إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا عَاهَدَ غَدَرَ وَإِذَا خَاصَمَ فَجَرَ»  

suyuti:2868a

Four characteristics constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristics of hypocrisy till he abandons it : when he talks he lies, when he makes a promise he violates it, when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, and when he quarrels, he deviates from the Truth. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4688)   

السيوطي:٢٨٦٨a

"أَربعٌ من كُنَّ فيه كان منافِقًا خالِصًا، ومن كانَتْ فيه خَصْلةٌ منهن كانت فيه خَصلة من النفاقِ حتَّى يَدَعَها، إذا حَدَّث كَذَبَ، وإذا وَعَد أخْلف، وإذا عاهد غَدَرَ، وإذا خاصَم فَجَر".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري س [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي عن ابن عمرو
suyuti:2875a

Four characteristics constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristics of hypocrisy till he abandons it : when he talks he lies, when he makes a promise he violates it, when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, and when he quarrels, he deviates from the Truth. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4688)   

السيوطي:٢٨٧٥a

"أربع مَنْ كُنَّ فيه كان منافِقًا خالصًا، ومن كانَتْ فيه خَصلةُ منهنَّ كانت فيه خصلةُ من النفاقِ حتَّى يَدعَها: إذا اؤتُمِنَ خان، وإذا حدَّث كذب، وإذا عَاهدَ غدر، وإذا خَاصَم فَجَر".  

[خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن ابن عمرو، الخرائطى في مساوئ الأخلاق، وابن عساكر عن مسروق عن ابن مسعود
suyuti:13106a
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السيوطي:١٣١٠٦a

"ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ فَهُوَ مُنافِقٌ وإِن كان فيهِ خَصْلَةٌ منها ففيه خَصْلَةٌ من النفاق حتَّى يَدَعَهَا: إِذا حدث كَذَب، وإِذا ائتمن خان، وإِذا وَعَدَ أَخْلَف".  

[بز] البزّار في سننه والخرائطى في مكارم الأخلاق عن ابن مسعود