عن عبد الله بنِ عمرَ رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:«مَفَاتِحُ الغَيْبِ خَمْسٌ لا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا اللَّهُ:لا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَغِيضُ الأَرْحَامُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَأْتِي المَطَرُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ،وَلا يَعْلَمُ مَتَى تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ»
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 1. Four qualities:
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 1. Four qualities: whoever combines them is a total hypocrite, and whoever has one of them has a quality of hypocrisy unless he abandons it: 2. when he is placed in trust, he betrays; 3. when he speaks, he lies; 4. when he gives a pledge, he is treacherous; 5. and when he quarrels, he resorts to falsehood.
Related by al-Bukhari, 34; Muslim
The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentions four of the main characteristics of hypocrites. No Muslim may have any of these characteristics. Whoever combines all these four is a total hypocrite, and whoever has one of them is a partial hypocrite. These four are betrayal of trust, lying, treachery and being wild in a quarrel.
