Sahih al-Bukhari 7178

Chapter: Praising the Sultan and saying differently after leaving him

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7178

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أُنَاسٌ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ إِنَّا نَدْخُلُ عَلَى سُلْطَانِنَا فَنَقُولُ لَهُمْ خِلاَفَ مَا نَتَكَلَّمُ إِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِمْ قَالَ

كُنَّا نَعُدُّهَا نِفَاقًا‏.‏

Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid bin `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Some people said to Ibn `Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn `Umar said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7178).

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( قَالَ أُنَاس لِابْنِ عُمَر ) قُلْت سُمِّيَ مِنْهُمْ عُرْوَة بْن الزُّبَيْر وَمُجَاهِد وَأَبُو إِسْحَاق الشَّيْبَانِيّ , وَوَقَعَ عِنْد الْحَسَن بْن سُفْيَان مِنْ طَرِيق مُعَاذ عَنْ عَاصِم عَنْ أَبِيهِ " دَخَلَ رَجُل عَلَى اِبْن عُمَر " أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو نُعَيْم مِنْ طَرِيقه. قَوْله ( إِنَّا نَدْخُل عَلَى سُلْطَاننَا ) فِي رِوَايَة الطَّيَالِسِيِّ عَنْ عَاصِم " سَلَاطِينِنَا " بِصِيغَةِ الْجَمْعِ. قَوْله ( فَنَقُول لَهُمْ ) أَيْ نُثْنِي عَلَيْهِمْ , فِي رِوَايَة الطَّيَالِسِيِّ فَنَتَكَلَّم بَيْن أَيْدِيهمْ بِشَيْءٍ وَوَقَعَ عِنْد اِبْن أَبِي شَيْبَة مِنْ طَرِيق أَبِي الشَّعْثَاء قَالَ دَخَلَ قَوْم عَلَى اِبْن عُمَر فَوَقَعُوا فِي يَزِيد بْن مُعَاوِيَة فَقَالَ : " أَتَقُولُونَ هَذَا ف…

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 63

You indulge in (bad) actions which are more insignificant to you than a hair while we considered them at the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to be great destroying sins". [Al-Bukhari].

"‏إنكم لتعملون أعمالاً هي أدق في أعينكم من الشعر، كنا نعدها على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الموبقات‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3975

“It was said to Ibn ‘Umar: ‘We enter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave we say something else.’ He said: ‘At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’”

كُنَّا نَعُدُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ النِّفَاقَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 15298

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ قَالَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ قُرْطٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ أُمُورًا هِيَ أَدَقُّ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ مِنْ الشَّعَرِ كُنَّا نَعُدُّهَا عَلَى عَهْدِ…

Narrator: عبادة بن قرط الضبي + 4 other versions Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10572

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْمَلُونَ أَعْمَالًا هِيَ أَدَقُّ فِي…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 13528

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ الْيَوْمَ ذُنُوبًا هِيَ أَدَقُّ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ مِنْ الشَّعْرِ كُنَّا…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 22176

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ بِلَالٍ عَنْ شُتَيْرِ بْنِ شَكَلٍ وَعَنْ صِلَةَ بْنِ زُفَرَ وَعَنْ سُلَيْكِ بْنِ مِسْحَلٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ قَالُوا خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَنَحْنُ نَتَحَدَّثُ…

Narrated by Hudhayfah Arabic only

Sahih al-Bukhari 7178

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You indulge in (bad) actions which are more insignificant to you than a hair while we considered them at the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to be great destroying sins". [Al-Bukhari].

“It was said to Ibn ‘Umar: ‘We enter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave we say something else.’ He said: ‘At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’”

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You indulge in (bad) actions which are more insignificant to you than a hair while we considered them at the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to be great destroying sins". [Al-Bukhari].

“It was said to Ibn ‘Umar: ‘We enter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave we say something else.’ He said: ‘At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’”

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