Page 185 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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Moreover, while hypocrites beside our Prophet (pbuh) were saying, "Do not
go out in the heat" their only goal was not 'turning out to be right and finding
some supporters'. With these words, hypocrites also devised to accomplish various
evil objectives by causing mischief in many topics.
Hypocrites didn't want to act along with our Prophet (pbuh) since 'they were
fond of their comfort'; 'they dreaded that their goods and lives would come to
harm' and 'they didn't want to support Islam in any manner'. However, their
main goal while making this speech was our Prophet (pbuh) for whom they felt a
huge grudge, rage and jealousy. With their statement, "Do not go out to fight in

the heat," their main goal was to show our Prophet (pbuh) –surely our Prophet

(pbuh) is beyond this- as one who is supposedly 'unjust, unfair, who couldn't

think rationally, who couldn't evaluate incidents rightly and who didn't protect

the interests of Muslims'. Hypocrites thought that thereby they would cause unrest

among Muslims and supposedly harm our Prophet's (pbuh) credibility. Their

goal was 'causing others to look our Prophet (pbuh) with suspicion' and on the

other hand 'showing themselves up'. Something supposedly our Prophet (pbuh)
couldn't contrive or think of would supposedly be thought of by those foolish hyp-
ocrites and thus in their feeble minds, they would prove that 'they were superior
than our Prophet (pbuh)' –surely our Prophet (pbuh) is beyond this. As a result of
this, they would – in their twisted minds - gain a reputation in the society and de-
rive personal benefits.
As you can see, hypocrites consider all these details beforehand and make the
most effective statement that they think would give this impression according to
their feeble minds. They imagine that they would thus be able to make Muslims
suspicious, afraid and hopeless, and create question marks in Muslims' minds
with their subliminal manipulations. And no matter how much our Prophet
(pbuh) explains and proves the opposite, in their own twisted minds they hope to
shake confidence towards our Prophet (pbuh) and his fairness with the suspicion
they incited.
In fact, Saudi Arabia is a region that is always hot. There is always a desert
climate there. People there maintain their daily lives in fifty-sixty centigrade
degree heat - even in the shade - and travel many places for trade when it is

needed. Hypocrites know this fact very well like everyone else. But just to be un-
savory, hypocrites try to cause unrest in an impertinent and disrespectful manner,

by saying 'it is too hot' in a place where tribe is convened. The condition of the
weather was perfectly known by all Muslims and particularly by our Prophet (pbuh).

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