Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 55

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ( «آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ» . زَادَ مُسْلِمٌ: «وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مُسْلِمٌ» . ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا: «إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا اؤتمن خَان»

Translation

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God said, “There are three signs of a hypocrite.” Muslim added, “Even if he fasts, prays, and claims to be a Muslim.” Then both versions agree: “When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays the trust.”