What are the consequences of heedlessness regarding the schemes of the disbelievers?

Question:
Do you not see that the failure of the scholars of Islam and students of knowledge to understand the plans of the disbelievers and to warn the people about them so that they do not fall into them is one of the causes of the disbelievers’ dominance over them?

Answer:
Reference was made earlier to this: heedlessness regarding the humanity of the disbelievers and their schemes. The heedlessness of the oppressed regarding the leaders, some of the scholars, and some of the notables—there is no doubt that their heedlessness is one of the causes of the enemies’ dominance and the manifestation of their evil. Likewise, preferring immediate gain: they may know their schemes, and some leaders and some notables may know their schemes, but they prefer their immediate gain, sacrificing themselves for falsehood rather than supporting the religion of Allah, due to their ignorance, deviation, lack of insight, and lack of strength in their faith, or lack of faith altogether. Rather, a person claims to be a believer, while the reality is otherwise.