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a hypocrite, one whose external appearance is Islam (praying, fasting, "activism", etc.) but whose inner reality conceals kufr - often unbeknownst to the person themselves. (See Al-Baqarah: 8-23). A Munafiq is more dangerous and worse than a Kafir.
"The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered abuse of trust an act of betrayal, and considered that one who practices it bears a characteristic of hypocrisy. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) again reported the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: "The characteristics of a hypocrite are three: he tell lies; he breaks his promise; he betrays his trust."
The disbelievers are open in their disbelief. Their rejection of Allah and His Messenger is harmful only to themselves.
As for the hypocrites, they openly profess belief yet believe the Quran and its bringer, Muhammad Inwardly they disbelieve and seek to destroy the Religion of Islam and its true adherents, as Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullah) has mentioned: "Thirteen verses (in the beginning of Surah al-Baqarah) describe the hypocrites due to their abundance, the many trials they cause and the intense fitnah they cause to Islam and its adherents." (the biggest enemy is within)
So they seek to destroy Islam, to turn Iman into kufr, Tawheed into shirk, Sunnah into bid'ah, justice into oppression and reformation into corruption and mischief. Thus, they pose a greater danger to the Ummah than the disbelievers, whose plotting and planning is more evident and clear to the Muslims. They exist and have existed in every age and era in the guise of leaders, reformers and deliverers from oppression.
However, these outright hypocrites are only half of the very serious and corrosive disease of hypocrisy present within the Ummah. The other half is due to the hypocrisy in action which is widespread throughout the Ummah. You will not travel to a place where Muslims reside except that you will find a fair number among them lazy, delaying the fixed prayers beyond their proper times, lyin-, breaking promises, deceitful, cowardly, showing off, insincere, harsh and callous, backbiting, slandering and other such features which none but the outright hypocrites possess.
They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out..." (Quran, 9:74)
The hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah But He will over-reach them: when they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in Rememberance." (Quran, 23:142)
they are referred to in the Quran as "Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified" (Quran, 2:27)
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"The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered abuse of trust an act of betrayal, and considered that one who practices it bears a characteristic of hypocrisy. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) again reported the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: "The characteristics of a hypocrite are three: he tell lies; he breaks his promise; he betrays his trust."
The disbelievers are open in their disbelief. Their rejection of Allah and His Messenger is harmful only to themselves.
As for the hypocrites, they openly profess belief yet believe the Quran and its bringer, Muhammad Inwardly they disbelieve and seek to destroy the Religion of Islam and its true adherents, as Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullah) has mentioned: "Thirteen verses (in the beginning of Surah al-Baqarah) describe the hypocrites due to their abundance, the many trials they cause and the intense fitnah they cause to Islam and its adherents." (the biggest enemy is within)
So they seek to destroy Islam, to turn Iman into kufr, Tawheed into shirk, Sunnah into bid'ah, justice into oppression and reformation into corruption and mischief. Thus, they pose a greater danger to the Ummah than the disbelievers, whose plotting and planning is more evident and clear to the Muslims. They exist and have existed in every age and era in the guise of leaders, reformers and deliverers from oppression.
However, these outright hypocrites are only half of the very serious and corrosive disease of hypocrisy present within the Ummah. The other half is due to the hypocrisy in action which is widespread throughout the Ummah. You will not travel to a place where Muslims reside except that you will find a fair number among them lazy, delaying the fixed prayers beyond their proper times, lyin-, breaking promises, deceitful, cowardly, showing off, insincere, harsh and callous, backbiting, slandering and other such features which none but the outright hypocrites possess.
They swear by Allah that they said nothing (evil), but indeed they uttered blasphemy, and they did it after accepting Islam; and they meditated a plot which they were unable to carry out..." (Quran, 9:74)
The hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching Allah But He will over-reach them: when they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold Allah in Rememberance." (Quran, 23:142)
they are referred to in the Quran as "Those who break Allah's Covenant after it is ratified" (Quran, 2:27)
THIS ARTICLE WAS FOUND THROUGH yahoo answers. i can't find the name of the person who originally wrote it so...PLEASE DON'T SUE ME!!!
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