Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They conceal themselves from the people but do not conceal themselves from Allah”
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Question:
You are inquiring about the noble verse, O Shaykh, the verse in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They conceal themselves”[Ali 'Imran 3:112]
Answer:
This refers to the hypocrites. They would display righteousness, piety, and religion before people, but when they were alone, they would openly commit sins, disbelief, and hypocrisy, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and to be in awe of Him, whether he is with people or alone. Yes.
You are inquiring about the noble verse, O Shaykh, the verse in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They conceal themselves”
from the Muslims. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allah
مِّنَ النَّاسِ وَبَاءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِAnswer:
This refers to the hypocrites. They would display righteousness, piety, and religion before people, but when they were alone, they would openly commit sins, disbelief, and hypocrisy, may Allah protect us from that. It is obligatory for the Muslim to fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and to be in awe of Him, whether he is with people or alone. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/144 — archive.org (20:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.