The Categories of Hypocrisy and Its Reality
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is hypocrisy, and how does one escape from it?
Answer:
Hypocrisy is of two types: major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy. Major hypocrisy is when a person engages in religion and displays religion while lying, not believing in Allah, not believing in the Last Day, and not believing in the religion, yet he prays with people or mentions Allah with people out of showing off, like the hypocrites in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Otherwise, he does not believe in the religion, nor in Paradise, nor in the Fire, nor in the oneness of Allah. This is disbelief, major disbelief, greater than the disbelief of the Jews and the Christians. Allah said regarding them: [Surat al-Nisa: 145] We ask Allah for safety.
There is also minor hypocrisy, which is among the characteristics of the hypocrites. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 59a These are among the characteristics of the hypocrites. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 58 —meaning practical hypocrisy—: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2632Sahih (Darussalam) These are among their actions that make it minor hypocrisy. Also: laziness in prayer, and not increasing in the remembrance of Allah, are among the traits of the hypocrites, as the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nisa: 142] These are among their traits.
But this is called minor hypocrisy; it does not take one out of Islam. He is a Muslim, but his faith is deficient, and his oneness of Allah is deficient. So he is a Muslim, but he is considered a hypocrite with minor hypocrisy due to these traits. We ask Allah for safety, and one fears for him regarding major hypocrisy.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
The questioner asks: What is hypocrisy, and how does one escape from it?
Answer:
Hypocrisy is of two types: major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy. Major hypocrisy is when a person engages in religion and displays religion while lying, not believing in Allah, not believing in the Last Day, and not believing in the religion, yet he prays with people or mentions Allah with people out of showing off, like the hypocrites in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Otherwise, he does not believe in the religion, nor in Paradise, nor in the Fire, nor in the oneness of Allah. This is disbelief, major disbelief, greater than the disbelief of the Jews and the Christians. Allah said regarding them:
Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِThere is also minor hypocrisy, which is among the characteristics of the hypocrites. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Three are the signs of a hypocrite: when he spoke he told a lie, when he made a promise he acted treacherously against it, when he was trusted he betrayed.
آية المنافق ثلاث: إذا حدث كذب، وإذا وعد أخلف، وإذا ائتمن خانThere are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite
أربع من كن فيه كان منافقًا خالصًاWhoever lies whenever he speaks, he does not fulfill whenever he promises, he is vulgar whenever he argues, and whenever he makes an agreement he proves treacherous.
إذا حدث كذب، وإذا وعد أخلف، وإذا خاصم فجر، وإذا عاهد غدرIndeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little,
إنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَادِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَى يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ وَلا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًاBut this is called minor hypocrisy; it does not take one out of Islam. He is a Muslim, but his faith is deficient, and his oneness of Allah is deficient. So he is a Muslim, but he is considered a hypocrite with minor hypocrisy due to these traits. We ask Allah for safety, and one fears for him regarding major hypocrisy.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, Your Eminence.
Source
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