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does not guide wrongdoing people. Yet you see those with sickness in their

30 Characteristics Of The Hypocrites

Whoever wishes to know them, let him take their descriptions from the words of the Lord of the worlds, and after that he will require no further proof,

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bec We HG pS J al Those who anticipate the worst for you say, ‘Were we not with you?’ whenever you gain a victory from Allah, but if the disbelievers have a success they say, ‘Did we not have the upper hand over you and yet in spite of that keep the believers away from you?’ Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment. Allah will not give the disbelievers any way against the believers.

One who listens to them will be astounded by the silkiness and softness of their speech, he will bring Allah to witness for what is in his heart of lies and deceit,

hearts rushing to them, saying, “We fear the wheel of fate may turn against us.’ But it may well be that Allah will bring about victory or some other contingency from Him. Then they will deeply regret their secret thoughts.”

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Among the people there is someone whose words about the worldly life excite your admiration, and he calls Allah to witness what is in his heart, while he is in fact the most hostile of adversaries.

What they enjoin upon their followers entails corrupting them and spreading corruption in the land. What they prohibit their followers ftom entails what would be better for them in this life and the Hereafter. You would see one of them amongst the believers praying and remembering Allah but,

When he leaves you, he goes about the earth corrupting it, destroying crops and animals. Allah does not love corruption.

They are all similar, enjoining the evil after having committed it themselves and prohibiting the good after having left it themselves. They are miserly in giving their wealth in the way of Allah, in ways that He loves it to be spent.'’ How many times

" Allah, Exalted is He says, “Allah does not love those who are vain or boastful. Those who are tight-fisted and direct others to be tight-fisted and hide the bounty Allah has given them. We have prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers, and also for those who spend their wealth to show off to people, not having faith in Allah and the Last Day.” |an-Nisa’ (4):

32 Characteristics Of The Hypocrites

has Allah reminded them of the blessings He has conferred upon them yet they turn away and abandon Him! Listen, believers, to what He says about them,

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The men and women of the hypocrites are as bad as one another. They command what is wrong and forbid what is right and keep their fists tightly closed. They have forgotten Allah so He has forgotten them. The hypocrites are deviators.

[et Tawbah (9): 67]

If you invite them to judge by the clear import of the revelation you will see them turn away in aversion. If you could see their reality you would see a vast gulf between them and the truth, and you would see the stringency with which they turn away from the revelation.

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When they are told, ‘Come to what Allah has sent down and to the Messenger,’ you see the hypocrites turn away from you completely.

How can they be successful and guided after their intellects and religion have been afflicted so, truly unlikely is it that they will be saved from the mire and misguidance they are in. They have bought disbelief at the expense of faith and what trade is there as profitless as this?! They have exchanged the choicest sealed wine for blazing fire,

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How will it be when a disaster strikes them because of what they have done, and then they come to you swearing by Allah: ‘We desired nothing but good and reconciliation.’

The vileness of doubts and suspicion cling firmly to their hearts and they can find no way of absolution from them,

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what has been sent down to you and what has been sent down before you, still desiring to turn to a satanic source for judgment in spite of being ordered to reject it? Satan wants to misguide them far away.” [an-Nisa’ (4): 60]

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..Allah knows what is in such people’s hearts

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May they perish! How distant they are from the reality of faith and how false their claim to cognisance is! They are one thing and the followers of the Messenger (8) are something totally different.

Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, has taken an oath in His Book upon Himself; the greatness of which will be realised by those endowed with spiritual insight, those whose hearts are fearful of Him by way of magnification and exaltation. Allah, Exalted is He, says, warning His friends and alerting us to the state of these people,

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No, by your Lord, they are not believers until they make you their judge in the disputes that break out between them, and then find no resistance within themselves to what you decide and submit themselves completely.

You will find one of them taking oaths before commencing his words, without anyone even objecting to what he says, because he knows that the hearts of the believers do not find

tranquillity in what he says.'” Therefore he uses the oath as a way of securing himself from any suspicions that may come his way. It is in the same way that people given to doubts and misgivings lie, making oaths in order to beguile the listener into thinking they are telling the truth,

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They made their oaths a cloak and barred the Way of Allah. What they have done is truly evil. [a+-Munafiqun (63): 2]

May they perish! They embarked upon the journey across the great white plain with the caravan of faith, then seeing the length of the journey and how far its destination was, they turned on their heels and returned. They think they have found a good life and they sleep comfortably in their beds, but neither in that life have they really lived, and neither in that slumber have they found any real benefit. It is not long till when a caller will give a single cry and they will all stand forth, leaving their life behind, hungry, not feeling any form of satiation... what will their state be at the time of the Meeting? They knew then they rejected, they saw the truth then they became blinded to it,

Allah, Exalted is He says, “They swear to you by Allah in order to please you, but it would have been more fitting for them to please and Allah and His Messenger if they are believers. Do they not know that whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger will have the Fire of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever? That ts the great disgrace.” |at-Tawbah (9): 62-63]

36 Characteristics Of The Hypocrites

That is because e have believed and returned to disbelief. So their hearts are sealed up and they cannot understand.

The best of men in physical appearance, the most enchanting of tongues, the nicest words, yet the most vile of hearts. They ate like propped up planks of wood devoid of fruit. They have been severed from the source of their growth and as such rest on a wall to keep them upright so that people do not walk over them.

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When you see them, their outward form appeals to you, and if they speak you listen to what they say. But they are like propped-up planks of wood. They imagine every cry to be against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. Allah fight them! How they are perverted! [a/-Munafigan (63): 4]

They delay the prayer to the last possible time: Fajr at sunrise and ‘Asr at sunset at which time they quickly peck the ground as does a crow. This is because their prayer is a prayer in body

but not of heart.” While praying they look left and right as does a fox being certain that it is being hunted and chased. They do not attend the congregational prayer, rather they make do with praying in their homes or shops. When they argue they behave uncouthly, when they are entrusted with something they break the trust, when they speak they lie, and when they promise they break it. This is how they deal with creation and Creator. Read their descriptions in the beginning of a/-Mufaffifin and the end of at-Tarig for none can describe to you the characteristics of someone better than one who knows him well,

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O Prophet! Do Jihad against the disbelievers and hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their refuge is Hell, what an evil destination.

They may think they are many but in reality they are few. They may think they are strong but in reality they are weak and despicable. They are ignoramuses thinking themselves high and mighty. They are misled about Allah for they are ignorant of His greatness,

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38 Characteristics Of The Hypocrites

They swear by Allah that they are of your number, but they are not of your number. Rather they are people who are scared.

When Ahlus-Sunnah meet with easy times, aid and victory, hard does it bear down on them and depressed do they become; and when Ahlus-Sunnah meet with straitened times and are tried by Allah so that their sins may be expiated, jubilant do they become and exultant. This is their legacy and in no way do those who inherit from the Messenger (38) compare to those who inherit from the hypocrites,