Page 16 - Learning from the Qur'an

They fear people, not Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
They seek the pleasure of other people,
not that of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
They put forward excuses and lag behind
in the struggle in the Way of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
They are pleased to be among those
who lag behind in the struggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
They seldom remember Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
They are averse to what pleases Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
They come to prayer reluctantly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
They worship in order to show off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
They deride the believers
who spend in the Way of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
They avoid hard work and accept easy tasks . . . . . . . . . .190
They do their utmost to stay away
from the believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
They seek to insult those who believe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
They are full of hatred towards the believers . . . . . . . . . .190
They feel hatred and rage,
especially towards the Messengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Obedience gives offence to the hypocrites . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
They want the believers to be disbanded . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
They try to spread lies
when they are among the believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
They wish those who believe to fall
into difficulties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
They do not want the believers
to become wealthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
They set up a lodge to cause harm to the believers . . . . .192
They are upset
when good things happen to the believers . . . . . . . . . . . .193
They assemble furtively to plot enmity and
revolt against the believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
They try to please the believers
while they are with them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
They strive to defame the believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
They ridicule the believers behind their backs . . . . . . . . .194
They believe that the believers are mistaken . . . . . . . . . . .195
They attempt to hold the believers back
from their struggle in the Way of Allah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
They cause conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
They cause corruption
saying they are putting things right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

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