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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Applying the description of a hypocrite to one who possesses a single trait of hypocrisy

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person possesses a single trait of hypocrisy, is he described as a hypocrite?

Answer:
No, he is not described as a hypocrite unless it is doctrinal hypocrisy; it is called practical hypocrisy. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في أن لذة النظر إلى وجه الله يوم القيامة تابعة للتلذذ بمعرفته ومحبته في الدنيا — islamhouse.com (46:48)

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