Page 59 - The Hypocrite According to the Qur'an

They Cause Fitnah (Tribulation)

falsehood among believers. When referring to any develop-
ment appearing to be against the believers, they exaggerate its
significance, as if it represented their doom. It is anxiety and
confusion that they wish to cause among the believers. The
Qur’an relates the truth of the intentions of hypocrites as fol-
lows:
When news of any matter reaches them they spread it
about, whether it is of a reassuring or disquieting na-
ture. If they had only referred it to the Messenger and
those in command among them, those among them
able to discern the truth about it would have had
proper knowledge of it. If it were not for Allah’s
favor to you and His mercy, all but a very few of you
would have followed Satan. (Surat an-Nisa’, 83)
The appropriate way for believers to react to lies and slan-
der on the part of such people is also related in the Qur’an,
with the account of an event that happened in the time of our
Prophet (saas):
There is a group of you who propagated the lie. Do
not suppose it to be bad for you; rather it is good for
you. Every one of them will incur the evil he has
earned and the one who took it on himself to amplify
it will receive a terrible punishment. Why, when you
heard it, did you not, as men and women of the be-
lievers, instinctively think good thoughts and say,
“This is obviously a lie?” (Surat an-Nur, 11-12)

They Cause Corruption In The Name Of Reform
As in every other matter, hypocrites are also hypocritical

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