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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن محمد بن زيد: أن نَاسًا قالوا لجده عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما : إنا ندخل على سَلاطِينِنَا فنقول لهم بخلاف ما نتكلم إذا خرجنا من عندهم، قال: كنا نَعُدُّ هذا نفاقا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم .
It was reported that some people came to ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: When we enter upon our rulers, we tell them things, but when we leave them, we say something else. Thereupon, Ibn ‘Umar said: We used to consider this hypocrisy during the lifetime of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). That is because they failed to speak the truth and betrayed their duty to offer sincere advice. Indeed, anyone who meets the people in authority, be they rulers, ministers, presidents, or kings, is required to speak the truth as it is.
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