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Sahih al-Bukhari 3267 (Book 59, Hadith 77) #3124
The Consequences of Hypocrisy

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the consequences of not practicing what one preaches and how it will be judged on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated Abu Wail: Somebody said to Usama, "Will you go to so-and-so (ie 'Uthman) and talk to him (ie advise him regarding ruling the country)?" He said, "You see that I don't talk to him. Really I talk to (advise) him secretly without opening a gate (of affliction), for neither do I want to be the first to open it (ie rebellion), nor will I say to a man who is my ruler that he is the best of all the people after I have heard something from Allah s Apostle ". They said, What have you heard him saying? He said, "I have heard him saying, "A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the (Hell) Fire, so that his intestines will come out, and he will go around like a donkey goes around a millstone. The people of (Hell) Fire will gather around him and say: O so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use to order us to do good deeds and forbid us to do bad deeds? He will reply: Yes, I used to order you to do good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to forbid you to do bad deeds, yet I used to do them myself".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ،، قَالَ قِيلَ لأُسَامَةَ لَوْ أَتَيْتَ فُلاَنًا فَكَلَّمْتَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَرَوْنَ أَنِّي لاَ أُكَلِّمُهُ إِلاَّ أُسْمِعُكُمْ، إِنِّي أُكُلِّمُهُ فِي السِّرِّ دُونَ أَنْ أَفْتَحَ بَابًا لاَ أَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ فَتَحَهُ، وَلاَ أَقُولُ لِرَجُلٍ أَنْ كَانَ عَلَىَّ أَمِيرًا إِنَّهُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ شَىْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَمَا سَمِعْتَهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ يُجَاءُ بِالرَّجُلِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ، فَتَنْدَلِقُ أَقْتَابُهُ فِي النَّارِ، فَيَدُورُ كَمَا يَدُورُ الْحِمَارُ بِرَحَاهُ، فَيَجْتَمِعُ أَهْلُ النَّارِ عَلَيْهِ، فَيَقُولُونَ أَىْ فُلاَنُ، مَا شَأْنُكَ أَلَيْسَ كُنْتَ تَأْمُرُنَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ كُنْتُ آمُرُكُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلاَ آتِيهِ، وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَآتِيهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ رَوَاهُ غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ‏.‏
TOPICS
hypocrisy  *  judgment  *  accountability  *  preaching  *  istihsan  *  uthman

QUICK LESSONS:
Practice what you preach; Strive for honesty and integrity; Be accountable for your actions; Follow Allah's commands.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Abu Wail, speaks about the consequences of hypocrisy. It tells us that on the Day of Resurrection, a person who has preached good deeds but did not practice them himself will be thrown into Hellfire and his intestines will come out. The people in Hellfire will ask him why he did not practice what he preached and he will have no answer to give. This hadith teaches us that we should always practice what we preach and strive to do good deeds ourselves if we want to avoid such a fate on the Day of Judgement. We should also remember that Allah is All-Knowing and He knows our intentions even if others don't know them; therefore, it is important for us to stay true to our words at all times.

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