Concealing the beliefs of some schools of thought, such as taqiyyah among the Shi'ah

The questioner : Some schools of thought include lying in their law and creed, such that they do not reveal their school to you unless they know that you are of their school and with them, like the Shi'ah who have taqiyyah.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Does this mean that it is general for them until their defects are exposed?

The Shaykh : And I find evil in people, yes, as I said, first of all, they do not accept anyone. If a person comes and follows their school, they do not accept him until he goes through ten levels. When he reaches the highest level, they say, "He does not contradict us, so we accept him." And there are also people who do not give you the truth of your school; they are hypocrites who hide disbelief and display Islam. People are of various types and forms. I mean, the difference among people now, is the perceptible difference known or unknown? It is known. Likewise, the difference in thought, the difference in understanding, the difference in will. Do you have anyone of this type among you, my brother?

The questioner : Of what type, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Of the type of wool.

The questioner : We have it in Saudi Arabia. Do you have it?

The Shaykh : And it is true that it means people neglect that the universe is one thing.

The questioner : No, these are the people of the Unity of Existence; they are few, but they have stages, meaning they gradually reach stages.

The Shaykh : You only have the beginners.

The questioner : Yes, I remember.

The Shaykh : If Allah wills.

The questioner : I mean, they say, some of them say he has reached it and he has not reached it, meaning they compete in something they reach.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : We do not know.

The Shaykh : O Allah, guide us, O Allah, guide us, among those