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Sahih al-Bukhari 6493 (Book 81, Hadith 82) #6242
Appearances Can Be Deceiving

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ warned that a person's deeds may appear to be good, but in reality they may be bad and vice versa.

Narrated Sa'd bin Sahl As-Sa'idi: The Prophet ﷺ looked at a man fighting against the pagans and he was one of the most competent persons fighting on behalf of the Muslims. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Let him who wants to look at a man from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, look at this (man)". Another man followed him and kept on following him till he (the fighter) was injured and, seeking to die quickly, he placed the blade tip of his sword between his breasts and leaned over it till it passed through his shoulders (ie, committed suicide)". The Prophet ﷺ added, "A person may do deeds that seem to the people as the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact, he is from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire: and similarly a person may do deeds that seem to the people as the deeds of the people of the (Hell) Fire while in fact, he is from the dwellers of Paradise. Verily, the (results of) deeds done, depend upon the last actions".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ نَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَنَاءً عَنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَتَبِعَهُ رَجُلٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى جُرِحَ، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بِذُبَابَةِ سَيْفِهِ، فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ، فَتَحَامَلَ عَلَيْهِ، حَتَّى خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَتِفَيْهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّاسُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَيَعْمَلُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّاسُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَهْوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِخَوَاتِيمِهَا
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deeds  *  actions  *  results  *  paradise  *  hellfire  *  amal  *  afal  *  nataij  *  jannah  *  jahannam

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds with pure intentions .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how appearances can be deceiving. It tells us that a person's actions may seem to be good, but in reality they could lead them to the Hellfire. Similarly, someone's actions might look bad on the surface, but in actuality they could lead them to Paradise. The Prophet Muhammad was warning us not to judge people based on their outward appearance or behavior because we don't know what their intentions are or what the results of their deeds will be. We should instead focus on our own deeds and make sure that we are doing good things with pure intentions so that we can reap the rewards of our actions in this life and the hereafter.

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