Sunan an-Nasai

Hadith 5040

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The Parable Of The Hypocrite

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Darussalam · Volume 6

47. The Book Of FaithAnd Its Signs

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الحديث: 5037 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 124

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5040. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The parable of the hypocrite is that of a sheep that hesitates between two flocks, sometimes following one, and sometimes following another, not knowing which to follow." (Sahîh)

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5037 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ، تَعِيرُ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً، وَفِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً، لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّهَا تَتْبَعُ»

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Indicating their lack of faith in the heart, and that whatever works they do, it is only for worldly gain.