Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #3494
Hadith #3494
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَجِدُونَ النَّاسَ مَعَادِنَ، خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا، وَتَجِدُونَ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ فِي هَذَا الشَّأْنِ أَشَدَّهُمْ لَهُ كَرَاهِيَةً ". " وَتَجِدُونَ شَرَّ النَّاسِ ذَا الْوَجْهَيْنِ، الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ، وَيَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You see that the people are of different natures. Those who were the best in the
pre-lslamic period, are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious knowledge. You see that the
best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of ruling) are those who hate it most. And you
see that the worst among people is the double faced (person) who appears to these with one face and
to the others with another face (i.e a hypocrite).
Narrated by
Abu Hurairah (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 61/3494
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 61: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions