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with satan in applying this plan, as they do in all their actions. In the Qur'an, God
tells us that the people with whom the satans cooperate are those who 'intentionally
assert what is false', 'are fond of sin' and 'are liars'. With all these features, 'hyp-

ocrites' immorality' is exactly described:

Shall I tell you upon whom the satans descend? They descend on every

sinful liar. (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 221-222)

It is possible to give numerous examples of hypocrites' slandering methods.
For instance, 'one of the things that hypocrites least want is doing activities that

will benefit Islam and Muslims'. However, while Muslims are spreading the message
of God night and day, they don't contribute in these efforts at all and they

therefore need to whitewash themselves in order not to attract attention. For

this they blame the ones around them. They make up false excuses such as, "I want

to serve Islam very much but they don't want to cooperate with me, they don't

give me any jobs to do, they don't want my help or they prevent my efforts".

The truth is hypocrites have many opportunities by which they can serve Is-

lam, help Muslims. Besides, every time they say, "I want to do an activity and

help you'', they are asked, "Okay, then can you work on so-and-so subject?'' But

hypocrites don't do any of them deliberately. 'Their intention in saying these

words has not been for serving Islam' in the first place. Their only intention is

finding excuses for slandering and disturbing others. They are also aware that

they are not useful at all and are not helping Muslims on any subject; they think

that they can cover this image with clamoring and being vicious. They imagine

that, in people's minds they can create the perception that 'they do want but are

unable to do anything since they are not allowed to'. However, Muslims are in-

telligent enough to differentiate between the attitudes of those who sincerely

want to serve and of those who sneakily and immorally escape it.

There are hundreds of such examples that can be given. For instance, hypocrites

can 'even use sensitive matters, such as health' when they need it as an element of

slandering. For example, when they are served a very nice and fresh meal, they

claim that 'the food is stale'. If they see a tiny rottenness in the corner of a fruit

they have been served, they assert imaginary scenarios, and say "They gave me

this one deliberately, they don't care about my health." Even if they are allergic

due to dust in the room, they say "They left it dusty here on purpose, they put my

life in danger." When Muslims say nice things and compliment them, they say,

"They mock and ridicule me." When Muslims want to help them with their work,

they say, "They imply that I am incompetent."
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