Is it valid to cite the prohibition of taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) in matters of creed using the hadith: “As for the hypocrite, he says: Ha, ha, I do not know…”

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it valid to cite the prohibition of taqlid in matters of creed using the hadith about the punishment and bliss of the grave, in which it says: “I do not know; I heard the people saying something, so I said the same”?

Answer:
They did not say it out of faith; they only agreed with them in appearance. This is the hypocrite, may Allah protect us from him. As for the hypocrite, he says: “Ha, ha, I do not know; I heard the people saying something, so I said it.” He does not believe in what they believe; he only said it to agree with them in speech only.