Page 91 - The Profound Darkness of the Hypocrite

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used to transcribe for Muhammad' and they were much pleased with him.

Time rolled on that God caused his death. …" (Sahih Muslim, Book 38, Ha-

dith 6693)

This hypocrite, who is stated to belong to the tribe of Bani Najjar, was a well-
educated and knowledgeable man who could recite certain long surahs of the
Qur'an from memory. He used to serve our Prophet (pbuh) as a revelation scribe

and saying 'he loved our Prophet (pbuh) dearly', he would never leave his side.

Therefore, all the Muslims would know him 'as a person who is deeply loyal and

close to the Prophet (pbuh)'. This person, who was actually a vicious hypocrite,
would tell our Prophet (pbuh), "O, the Messenger of God (pbuh), I do not know
when you will receive another revelation, that is why I do not want to leave your
side." So much so that, for the onlookers, this person would seem to 'have a deep

love and devotion' for our Prophet (pbuh). However, this revelation scribe, who
would seek to be with the Messenger of God (pbuh) at all times, certainly 'wasn't

after love', but after 'obtaining any intelligence' he believed he could use against
him.
He was in the hope that the closer he was to the Prophet (pbuh), the more
things he could witness and the more information he could provide to his friends

among unbelievers. In his own way, he was looking for evidence, a human error,

a mistake that would supposedly prove that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

was not a prophet (we hold our Prophet (pbuh) above such thoughts).
However, just as in the case of all the other hypocrite rabbles, God doomed
this perfidious man to failure. God safeguarded our Prophet (pbuh), whom He
created as a mercy for all Muslims, against the mischief of these insidious peo-
ple.
Later, when this man left the side of our Prophet (pbuh) and took refuge with
unbelievers, the prominent irreligious figures of the era regarded him as significant

and accepted him among them. The fact that he used to be a revelation scribe with
our Prophet (pbuh) earned him 'a devilish reputation and prestige' with unbe-
lievers. In addition to that, as he spoke out against the Muslims, and relayed every-
thing he had seen or heard among them, 'he derived both material and spiritual
profit' from unbelievers. His unbeliever friends provided him with all sorts of sup-
port and means. However, the evil scheme of this hypocrite, who was a so-called
revelation scribe, only allowed him to benefit from unbelievers for a very short
time. Before long, God destroyed this treacherous person by taking his life.
With death, all benefits he obtained disappeared faster than a blink of the eye.
What remained is only the endless torture he'll live in hereafter due to his evil
nature.

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