Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1532
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Arabic hadith text
وعنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "ما أظن فلانًا وفلانًا يعرفان من ديننا شيئًا" ((رواه البخاري)). قال الليث بن سعد أحد رواة هذا الحديث: هذان الرجلان كانا من المنافقين.
Translation
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I do not think that so-and-so understands anything of our Faith."[Al-Bukhari]Al-Bukhari said: Al- Laith bin Sa'd, who is one of the narrators of this Hadith, said: The two men mentioned by the Prophet (ﷺ) in this Hadith were hypocrites (i.e., they revealed Faith and concealed disbelief).