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2631. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The sign of a hypocrite is that whenever he speaks he lies, and
whenever he makes a promise he does not fulfill it, and if he is entrusted he betrays.” (Sahih)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb as a narration of Al-‘Alā’. It has been reported through other routes from Abū Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ.
There are narrations on this topic from ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd, Anas and Jābir.
(Another chain) from Abū Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said similarly with the same meaning.
[Abū ‘Eisā said: This is a Sahih Hadīth]. Abū Suhail is the paternal uncle of Mālik bin Anas, and his name is Nāfi’ bin Mālik bin Abī ‘Āmir Al-Aṣbaḥī Al-Khawlānī.
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Hypocrisy is of two types:
1. Hypocrisy in Faith, it is a real and actual hypocrisy and this is the one that the Qur'an makes mention of. Its meaning is that Islam is uttered verbally only, while the heart denies its truth and opposes it. This hypocrisy is the worst and meanest type of disbelief. Allāh Almighty says regarding this state of hypocrisy: "Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth of the Fire" (4:145).
2. A practical hypocrisy where bad habits and evil characteristics are named hypocrisy, the objective of giving them such names is to urge their avoidance and deterrence.
