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Sahih Muslim 2784a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The similitude of a hypocrite is that of a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks. She goes to one at one time and to the other at another time.

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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، (وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ) أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، (يَعْنِي الثَّقَفِيَّ) حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ إِلَى هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَإِلَى هَذِهِ مَرَّةً»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The similitude of a hypocrite is that of a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks. She goes to one at one time and to the other at another time.

কুতায়বাহ ইবনু সাঈদ (রহঃ).... আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম ইন্তিকালের পূর্ব পর্যন্ত রমযানের শেষ দশকেই ইতিকাফ করতেন। তার ইন্তিকালের পর তার সহধর্মিণীগণও ইতিকাফ করতেন।

زہری نے عروہ کے واسطے سے حضرت عائشہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا سے روایت کی کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم رمضان کےآخری دس دنوں میں اعتکاف فرمایا کرتے تھے ، یہاں تک کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے آپ کو وفات دی ، پھر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ازواج مطہرات آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے بعد ( آخری عشرے میں ) اعتکاف کرتی رہیں ۔

Dan Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Qutaibah bin Sa'id] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Laits] dari [Uqail] dari [Az Zuhri] dari [Urwah] dari [Aisyah] radliallahu 'anha, bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam melakukan I'tikaf pada sepuluh terakhir dari bulan Ramadlan, hingga Allah 'azza wajalla mewafatkannya. Setelah itu, isteri-isternya pun melakukan I'tikaf

Bize Kuteybetü'bnü Saîd rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Leys, Ukayl'den, o da Zührî'den, o da Urve'den, o da Âişe (Radiyalîahû anha)'dan naklen rivayet etti ki, Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) Allah Azze ve Celle ruhunu kabzedinceye kadar hep Ramazan'ın son on gününde î'tikâfa girmiş. Onu vefatından sonra zevceleri î'tîkâf yapmışlar. İzah için buraya tıklayın

Sahih Muslim 2784a, Book 51, Characteristics of The Hypocrites And Rulings Concerning Them, Hadith 20. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) demonstrated the condition of the hypocrite and likened him to a hesitant ewe that does not know which one of the two flocks of sheep it should follow. It goes to one flock one time and to the other flock another time. Hypocrites are confused between belief and disbelief.

They are not with the believers inwardly and outwardly, neither are they with the disbelievers inwardly and outwardly. Rather, they are outwardly with the believers and inwardly in doubt and hesitation. They incline to the believers at times and to the disbelievers at other times.

What it teaches

  • It was the Prophet's (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) approach to provide parables to make meanings clear and easy to understand.
  • The Hadīth highlights the hypocrites' hesitancy, doubt, and instability.
  • It warns of the condition of the hypocrites and urges us to be truthful and determined in faith, both inwardly and outwardly.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn NumayrTold me, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3أَبِي حTold us
  4. 4Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  5. 5Abu Usamah Hammad ibn UsamahTold us, Third generation, died 200 AH
  6. 6Ubaydullah ibn Umar ibn HafsTold us, Successor, died 144 AH
  7. 7Nafi, the client of Ibn UmarFrom, Successor, died 116 AH
  8. 8Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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