The Attributes of the Munaafiqeen (Hypocrites) Part I “Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them.” (EMQ An-Nisaa’, 4: 145) The hypocrites are the most evil of all people and are eligible for the greatest of punishments in the hereafter. This is because they appear to be practicing Muslims, but yet they are the worst of all enemies as they conceal kufr and shirk. The importance of studying hypocrisy is as vital as studying Tawheed as they are both connected. It is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari by Ibn Abee Mulaikah, who said: ‘I met thirty companions of the Prophet (saw) and each one of them was afraid of becoming a hypocrite, and none of them said that he was as strong as Jibreel or Meekaa-eel.’ And Hasan (al-Basri) said: ‘It is only a believer who fears from hypocrisy, and it is only a hypocrite who feels safe from it (hypocrisy).’ (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Kitaab ul-Eemaan, chapter 36) And the Messenger Ibraaheem (as) said: "…O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.” (EMQ Ibraaheem, 14: 35) The Messenger Muhammad (saw) taught us to always ask Allaah (swt) to die in the state of Eemaan and Tawheed due to the fact that Allaah is the one who controls our hearts and he can turn it the way he wants, whenever he wants: ‘Oh Allaah forgive our living and our dead, our present and our absent, our young and our old, our male and our female. Oh Allaah, whosoever of us you keep alive, keep him alive on Islaam, and whosoever of us you cause to die, cause him to die in Eemaan. Oh Allaah do not deprive us of our reward and do not subject to trials after his death.’ (Riyaad us-Saaliheen, book of visiting the sick #936) The attributes of the Munaafiqeen 1. They claim to be believers “When the hypocrites come to you they say: ‘We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allaah.’ Allaah knows that you are indeed His Messenger and Allaah bears witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed.” (EMQ al-Munaafiqoon, 63: 1) “Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you…” (EMQ an-Nisaa, 4: 60) Therefore we must all be aware that claiming to be Muslims alone does not guarantee us to be from the people of Jannah, and neither does it save us from hypocrisy. Without fulfilling Allaah’s commands, keeping away from Taaghout and asking Allaah to keep us in the state of Eemaan, we might accidentally (or even purposely for some people) fall into the traps of hypocrisy, shirk and kufr. 2. They don’t have Talaazum At-Talaazum means moulding between the inner and the outer, i.e. to say (e.g. tasbeeh) and practice (e.g. salaah) what you believe in. However, the hypocrites have no Talaazum between the inner and the outer which makes them one of the most complicated of all people. This is because they say what they do not believe in and practice Islaam in order to be seen by men. Allaah (swt) says: “And of mankind, there are some (hypocrites) who say: "We believe in Allaah and the Last Day" while in fact they believe not.” (EMQ al-Baqarah, 2: 8) 3. They seek to deceive Allaah and the believers “They (think to) deceive Allaah and those who believe, while they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!” (EMQ al-Baqarah, 2: 9) “Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allaah, but it is He who deceives them. And when they stand up for As-Salaat (the prayer), they stand with laziness and to be seen of men, and they do not remember Allaah but little.” (EMQ an-Nisaa, 4: 142) The hypocrites deceive themselves by claiming to be believers, while in fact they are are not. They seek to sanctify their lives by testifying the shahaadah whilst in actual fact they have no sanctity for their lives as they are not Muslim. 4. They have a disease in their hearts “In their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and Allaah has increased their disease.” (EMQ al-Baqarah, 2: 10) In the tafseer (explanation) of Ibn Katheer, he mentions that the term ‘disease’ in this verse means ‘doubt’. They doubt many aspects of the deen, such as the life after death, paradise and the Day of Judgement; hence they step outside the fold of Islaam. 5. They are liars, break promises and are untrustworthy Allaah (swt) says: “A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies.” (EMQ al-Baqarah, 2: 10) And: “When the hypocrites come to you they say: ‘We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allaah.’ Allaah knows that you are indeed His Messenger and Allaah bears witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed.” (EMQ al-Munaafiqoon, 63: 1) The most famous attributes of the Munaafiqoon is that they are liars, always breaking their promises and are untrustworthy whenever you entrust them with something. The Messenger Muhammad (saw) also said in the famoushadeeth: “The signs of a hypocrite are three: When he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks it and when he is trusted, he proves to be untrustworthy.” (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Book of Eemaan, Chapter 24: The Signs of a Hypocrite #33)
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