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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Stinginess and Its Connection to the Traits of Hypocrisy

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is stinginess one of the traits of hypocrisy?

Answer:
Stinginess is among the characteristics of the hypocrites, there is no doubt in that. However, not every stingy person is a hypocrite, but every hypocrite is stingy.
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 (47:35)

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