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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1725

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In-book entry
215

Chapter 68

Chapter context: Prohibition of Conferring a Title of Honor upon a Sinner, a Hypocrite, and the Like

- باب النهي عن مخاطبة الفاسق والمبتدع ونحوهما بسيد ونحوه

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

عن بريدة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏لا تقولوا للمنافق سيد، فإنه إن يكن سيدًا، فقد أسخطتم ربكم عز وجل‏

‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏)‏‏)‏

Translation

English translation

Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not address a hypocrite with the title of chief, (or similar titles of respect) for even if he deserves this title you will invite Allah's Wrath by using it for him." [Abu Dawud].

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This is Hadith 1725 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, as in-book entry 215 under the chapter “Prohibition of Conferring a Title of Honor upon a Sinner, a Hypocrite, and the Like.”

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