Types of Hypocrisy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that hypocrisy (nifaq) is of two types, major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy?
Answer:
Yes, there is doctrinal hypocrisy, doctrinal hypocrisy, and practical hypocrisy. Doctrinal hypocrisy is disbelief (kufr), like the hypocrisy of the hypocrites about whom the Qur'an was revealed to warn against them and condemn them. This is doctrinal disbelief and hypocrisy. Practical hypocrisy is considered one of the major sins, but it does not make one a disbeliever. Among its indicators is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 59a
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that hypocrisy (nifaq) is of two types, major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy?
Answer:
Yes, there is doctrinal hypocrisy, doctrinal hypocrisy, and practical hypocrisy. Doctrinal hypocrisy is disbelief (kufr), like the hypocrisy of the hypocrites about whom the Qur'an was revealed to warn against them and condemn them. This is doctrinal disbelief and hypocrisy. Practical hypocrisy is considered one of the major sins, but it does not make one a disbeliever. Among its indicators is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Three are the signs of a hypocrite: when he spoke he told a lie
آية المنافق ثلاث إذا حدث كذب
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1119- أقسام النفاق - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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