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THE PROFOUND DARKNESS OF THE HYPOCRITE

As you can see, if hypocrites who were making up sneaky excuses saying 'Do
not go out to fight in the heat' were told "This region is always hot; come and

join to the fight along with Muslims'', as God stated in the verse, they would have

added nothing but impediment for Muslims and would certainly 'cause mischief'

among them. They would have casted aspersions on the Prophet (pbuh) and Mus-

lims; they would have claimed that they were treated unfairly, aggrieved and even

that they were persecuted. Despite the fact that all of these claims would have been

lies, they would have tried to cause mischief by making a fuss in this way.

However, it is obvious that if these people were given 'sizeable amounts of

gold or money' in return for joining the fight along with the Prophet (pbuh), they

would have followed our Prophet (pbuh) swiftly without making any excuse, and

even if it had been much hotter, they would have found the strength to bear all

kinds of hardship.

ADNAN OKTAR: Hypocrites talk to our Prophet (pbuh) in such
a fickly and despicable manner. For example they say, "Okay
you are taking us out to fight but you see that the weather is
too hot''. What could Prophet (pbuh) say to this? If he says,
"Even if it's hot come with me'', and if someone happens to
faint or have a heart spasm, then hypocrites will come out
and say, "We told you so!" They will say, "The man (our Prophet
[pbuh]) blatantly took Muslims to their deaths!" (May God
forbid). They always talk with such insolence about our Prophet
(pbuh); it is their way of talking. Then, the Prophet (pbuh)
wouldn't be able to say anything. That is because hypocrites
always talk in a roundabout manner, leaving everything hang-
ing fifty-fifty. In other words, they choose their words and sentences in a way that
they can use for their own benefit. They are very vile. For instance, they say "If I
knew how to fight, I would come, but I don't know". In this case, if the Prophet
(pbuh) takes them out to fight and if they get shot by arrows or stabbed, they will

say "We have told you that we didn't know how to fight. Look, we lost our limbs,
etc.'' Then they will blame the Prophet (pbuh) - May God forbid. They are merely
being despicable. That is why our Prophet (pbuh) didn't do or say anything to
them and these lowlifes established their empire and maintained it for 1,400
years. 1,400 years. They also caused a great distress in the era of the Companions
of our Prophet (pbuh) and they still are going on with their ruses and ignominy.
(A9 TV, February 20 , 2016)
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…They were told, 'Come and fight in the Way of God or at least help defend
us.' They said, 'If we knew how to fight, we would certainly follow you.' They
were closer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what
was not in their hearts. And God knows best what they are hiding.

(Surah Al 'Imran, 167)

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