Page 117 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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Our Prophet (pbuh) elucidated on 'hypocrites' performance on cheating Muslims
with adapting two different characters' in his hadiths as follows:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The worst people in the Sight
of God on the Day of Resurrection will be the double faced people who appear
to some people with one face and to other people with another face." (Sahih
Bukhari, Book 73, Hadith 84)

Abu Hurairah narrated: According to the narrative, our Prophet (pbuh) ordained:

"Evil groups and counterfeiters in humans are the (hypocrite) ones that (be-

tween two communities) they go to the one with one face and other one with

another face." (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 1421)

However, sincere Muslims who possess the profound wisdom and insight

empowering them to see such insidious plans and not to be fooled by this evil
game are not deceived by this slyness either. In every condition, despite the good

image hypocritical people may display, believers do not stop acting in vigilance
and are prepared for any other novel trick.

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One of the main subjects that makes hypocrites feel offended is 'prostration

before God, namely performing prayer' due to the grudge and hatred within their

hearts. Bowing head before God brings anguish to hypocrites because they see

themselves -may God forbid- greater than God. Having to prostrate cuts hypocrites
to the bone and makes them burn out and terribly offended. God reveals in the
Qur'an hypocrites' unwillingness to perform prayers and how hard this is for them,
as they do not have faith:
hypocrites think they deceive God, but He is deceiving them. When they
get up to pray, they get up lazily, showing off to people, and only remem-
bering God a very little. (Surat an-Nisa', 142)

For a Muslim, time for performing prayer is awaited with excitement. Because

for a person who is devoted to God with love, expressing his love for our Lord,

Who is mostly beloved, being in an attitude that God would be pleased with,

showing Him devoutness and faithfulness, exalting God, being thankful and drawing

near to Him is a splendid pleasure.

However, hypocrites are the enemies to God – may God forbid. They live

their lives with fighting against God's religion and the faith and morality system,

which God is pleased with. They assume that they can wipe the true religion God
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