Hadith on Nifaq: Hypocritical teacher like a burning lamp

Jundub ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the scholar who teaches people virtue, but forgets it himself, is that of a lamp giving people light while it burns itself.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 1681

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْعَالِمِ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ وَيَنْسَى نَفْسَهُ كَمَثَلِ السِّرَاجِ يُضِيءُ لِلنَّاسِ وَيَحْرِقُ نَفْسَهُ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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