Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2631
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاَثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْعَلاَءِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَجَابِرٍ . حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو سُهَيْلٍ هُوَ عَمُّ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَاسْمُهُ نَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الأَصْبَحِيُّ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘The sign of a hypocrite is threefold: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted, he betrays the trust.’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan gharīb in the narration of al-‘Ala’. It has also been narrated through other routes from Abu Hurairah from the Prophet.’ Reports on this topic are also related from Ibn Mas‘ud, Anas, and Jabir.
‘Ali ibn Hujr narrated from Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far, from Abu Suhayl ibn Malik, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet, a similar report in meaning. Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is sahih.’ Abu Suhayl was the uncle of Malik ibn Anas; his name was Nafi‘ ibn Malik ibn Abi ‘Amir al-Asbahi al-Khawlani.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source distinguishes the first chain’s hasan gharīb grading from a second chain graded sahih, and provides Abu Suhayl’s identity.