Hadith 53

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 47: The Book Of Faith and its Signs Sahih

Chapter 31

The Parable of the Hypocrite

مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِق

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5037
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ الشَّاةِ الْعَائِرَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ تَعِيرُ فِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً وَفِي هَذِهِ مَرَّةً لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّهَا تَتْبَعُ
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that :

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "The parable of the hypocrite is that of a sheep that hesitates between two flocks, sometimes following one, and sometimes following another, not knowing which to follow."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

follower
3

Musa bin 'Uqba

موسى بن عقبة

197 narrations

successor
4

Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'd

يعقوب بن إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم

345 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations