92/21. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7113 — Open Hypocrisy Warning
Changing the words
Hadith About Hypocrisy Becoming Open
Sahih Bukhari : 7113
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7113
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الأَحْدَبِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ الْيَوْمَ شَرٌّ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ يُسِرُّونَ وَالْيَوْمَ يَجْهَرُونَ.
Abi Waih Narrated from:
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said, 'The hypocrites of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet, because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly but today they do such deeds openly.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7113In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 229
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7113
This hadith about hypocrisy reports the words of Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman. He said that the hypocrites of his day were worse than those in the lifetime of the Prophet because earlier they used to do evil deeds secretly, while in his time they did such deeds openly. The focus is clear and direct. It warns that when wrong actions move from hidden behavior to public behavior, the danger becomes greater. The hadith does not list every sign of hypocrisy. It points to one strong contrast: secrecy in the earlier time and open display later. This makes the narration useful for searches such as hypocrisy in Islam hadith and open sins hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Doing evil openly is treated as more serious than hiding it.
- Hudhaifa compared later behavior with what he saw from the Prophet’s time.
- Public wrong can make corruption more visible among people.
- A believer should be careful not to normalize open evil.
