Sifat al-Nifaq wa Nat al-Munafiqin li Abi Nuaym
- Author died
- 430 AH
- Editions
- al-Bashā’ir al-Islāmīyah
Sifat al-Nifaq wa Nat al-Munafiqin (The Attribute of Hypocrisy and Description of Hypocrites) is a collection of hadith and transmitted reports compiled by Abu Nuaym al-Isfahani (336–430 AH / 948–1038 CE) focusing on the traits and warnings regarding hypocrisy .
Subject and Content
The work compiles prophetic traditions and transmitted reports (athar) from early figures concerning the moral and behavioural markers of hypocrisy (nifaq) and the hypocrites (al-munafiqun) . Among the reports preserved in the text are statements detailing the hallmarks of hypocrisy, such as discrepancies between secret thoughts and open behaviour, contradictions between words and deeds, and falsehood being the foundational root of hypocrisy . It also includes narrations from Companions such as Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman discussing the manifestation and concealment of hypocrisy across different periods .
Title and Publication
The work is also cited under the extended title Sifat al-Nifaq wa Nat al-Munafiqin min al-Sunan al-Mathurah an Rasul Allah . It has been edited by Amir Hasan Sabri and published by Dar al-Bashair al-Islamiyyah in Beirut (1422 AH / 2001 CE) .
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