عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إنَّ أخْوَفَ ما أخافُ عليكم الشِّركُ الأصْغَرُ»، قالوا: وما الشِّركُ الأصْغَرُ يا رسولَ اللهِ؟ قال: «الرِّياءُ؛ يقولُ اللهُ - عزَّ وجلَّ - لهم يومَ القِيامةِ إذا جُزِيَ الناسُ بأعمالِهم: اذْهَبوا إلى الذين كنتُم تُراؤون في الدُّنيا، فانظُروا هل تَجِدون عِندَهُم جزاءً؟!»
Maḥmūd ibn Labīd narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
1. The thing I fear for you most is the lesser idolatry. 2. People said: What is the lesser idolatry, Messenger of God? 3. He said: Dissimulation. 4. When mankind are given the reward for their deeds on the Day of Judgement, God, Mighty and Exalted, will say to them: 5. Go to those for whom you dissimulated during your lives and find out whether they have some reward for you.
Related by Ahmad in al-Musnad , 23630 ; al-Bayhaqī in Shu‘ab al-Īmān , 6412.
Abu NuꜤaym Maḥmūd ibn Labīd ibn ꜤUqbah al-Anṣārī belonged to the clan of ꜤAbd al-Ashhal, a branch of the Aws tribe. He was born in Madinah during the Prophet’s lifetime. He did not listen to many hadiths directly from the Prophet (peace be upon him), because he was young. He narrated more from ꜤUmar, ꜤUthmān and RāfiꜤ ibn Khadīj. The verse granting the concession for those who are unable to fast was revealed initially addressing the case of his father. He died in Madinah in Year 97 AH 716 CE.
