سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4872

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 39

Chapter: Regarding the one who is two-faced.

باب فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Abu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: The worst of the people is a man who is double-faced; he present one face to some and another to others.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ ذُو الْوَجْهَيْنِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلَاءِ بِوَجْهٍ وَهَؤُلَاءِ بِوَجْهٍ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4872In-book: Book 43, Hadith 4872

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