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Sahih al-Bukhari 6931 (Book 88, Hadith 13) #6662
Beware of False Piety

SUMMARY: This hadith warns of a group of people who will appear in the nation and seem to be very pious, but their actions will not reflect their words.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Yasar: That they visited Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and asked him about Al-Harauriyya, a special unorthodox religious sect, "Did you hear the Prophet ﷺ saying anything about them?" Abu Sa'id said, "I do not know what Al-Harauriyya is, but I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "There will appear in this nation---- he did not say: From this nation ---- a group of people so pious apparently that you will consider your prayers inferior to their prayers, but they will recite the Qur'an, the teachings of which will not go beyond their throats and will go out of their religion as an arrow darts through the game, whereupon the archer may look at his arrow, its Nasl at its Risaf and its Fuqa to see whether it is blood-stained or not (ie they will have not even a trace of Islam in them).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَعَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّهُمَا أَتَيَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنِ الْحَرُورِيَّةِ، أَسَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا الْحَرُورِيَّةُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ يَخْرُجُ فِي هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ـ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مِنْهَا ـ قَوْمٌ تَحْقِرُونَ صَلاَتَكُمْ مَعَ صَلاَتِهِمْ، يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ ـ أَوْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ ـ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ، فَيَنْظُرُ الرَّامِي إِلَى سَهْمِهِ إِلَى نَصْلِهِ إِلَى رِصَافِهِ، فَيَتَمَارَى فِي الْفُوقَةِ، هَلْ عَلِقَ بِهَا مِنَ الدَّمِ شَىْءٌ
TOPICS
hypocrisy  *  religion  *  prayer  *  annifaaq  *  addeen  *  assalaah  *  alquraaan  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest with yourself and others; Look deeper into someone's character before making assumptions; Do not judge others based on appearances alone; Have integrity in your words and deeds; Exercise discernment when evaluating another person's faith or beliefs.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith warns us about a group of people who may appear in our nation and seem to be very pious, but their actions do not reflect what they say. They may recite the Quran, but it does not go beyond their throats and they have no trace of Islam in them. This is known as hypocrisy or false piety. We must be careful when judging someone's piety based on what we see on the outside because it is possible for someone to look like they are religious while having no faith at all. We must look deeper into someone's character and actions before making any assumptions about them. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was warning us against this type of behavior so that we can protect ourselves from being deceived by those who pretend to be religious for personal gain or other reasons.

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