Islam teaches us to be honest and fair in our relations with others and our dealings. Unless a Muslim follows the tenets of basic etiquettes of sociability and keeps his relations clean and devoid of any conceit, his Deen is in danger.
People who appear friendly but talk ill of others in their absence are called double faced people. They are insincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while seeming to be pleasant when they are with you. In fact, these days many people are double faced and it is really difficult to differentiate between the good and the bad people.
There is a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in which he has warned the believers for being double faced. This Hadith has been mentioned in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (Book 78 Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) كتاب الأدب / Chapter 52: What is said about a double-faced person باب مَا قِيلَ فِي ذِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ) as Hadith 6058:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَجِدُ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ذَا الْوَجْهَيْنِ، الَّذِي يَأْتِي هَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ وَهَؤُلاَءِ بِوَجْهٍ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The worst people in the Sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the double-faced people who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face."
While we should ourselves be cautious of our dealings with others and make sure we do not appear differently in the presence and absence of a people we know. At the same time, we should be watchful of people who are extra nice to us, always smiling, showing out of the way courtesies. Such people often twist statements of people and present altogether different meanings when talking about you to others. Thus, sowing the seeds of discontent and resentment, which often turn friends into enemies.
Let us not be Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at the same time and be watchful of such double-faced people so as not to be harmed or harm others.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible to make you accept it forcibly, And if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, You will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with non-Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
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