Is the Hadith, "The believer is beset by five adversities: a believer who envies him, a hypocrite who hates him, an infidel who fights him, a soul that disputes with him, and a devil who misleads him," authentic, and if so, who narrated it?
This was narrated through two channels:
The first channel: Narrated by Al-Daylami in "Al-Firdaws" from Abu Hurayrah with the wording: (The believer has four enemies: a believer who envies him, a hypocrite who hates him, a devil who misleads him, and an infidel who fights him). This chain of narration is very weak due to the presence of narrators accused of fabrication and unknown narrators.
The second channel: Narrated by Abu Bakr ibn La'al in "Makarim al-Akhlaq" from Anas with the wording: (The believer is between five hardships: a believer who envies him, a hypocrite who hates him, an infidel who fights him, a devil who misleads him, and a soul that disputes with him). This chain of narration is weak.
Based on this, the hadith is not authentic.
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