CHARACTERISTICS OF A HYPOCRITE (MUNAFIQ)

Assalaamu ‘Alaiykum Wa Rahamtullah Wa Barakathu;


Hypocrisy is a state of the heart, which is expressed by double-faced actions:


1. They have a discrepancy in what they have in their heart & what is on their lips
2. Munafiq means “double faced”
3. They hide the truth
4. They are untruthful to others (Mumins) and to themselves
5. They create fasaad, by saying one thing to one person and another to another person, neither of them being the truth
6. When they are questioned about their actions that are causing fasaad they say we are just reforming society/people, we are doing this for the good of society.
7. When they are asked to believe, have imaan, they say, “Do I look stupid”?
8. In front of the mumin they say they are with them, but when they are with the Shaiyateen (with people like themselves or their leaders), they say we were just joking privately, we are not really with the Mumins.
9. Their words and actions do not match
10. They are without wisdom and without understanding of reality and truth (Shaoor)
11. Hypocrites are present in all times
12. Though hypocrites say verbally that they believe in God, Allah disqualifies their imaan as they are only saying it only with their tongue, and not with their hearts they do this only to fool others.
13. In their privacy they make fun of the Mumin
14. They prefer to keep their eyes closed rather than see the truth and see the right path.
15. Allah has given them rope to do what they want and they choose to stray further and further away from the right path.
16. They are restless and without peace even in this world and try to entertain themselves with worldly things
17. They live in a world of self-deception
18. Due to their actions they create fasaad in the world and do not have the understanding that their words and actions are the cause of the fasaad.
19. When they are asked to have imaan they say are we stupid that we become stupid like the mumin who lose everything (worldly) because of their imaan.


SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUNAFIQ:


1. DOUBLE FACED
2. IN TWO BOATS
3. THEIR ACTIONS DO NOT CONFIRM WHAT THEY SAY
4. THEY FOOL PEOPLE
5. THEY PRACTICE SELF DECEEPTION
6. THEY LIE
7. LACK UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUTH
8. CREATE FASSAAD BEHIND REFORM
9. THEY DO NOT HAVE A CONSCIENCE
10. THEY ARE STUPID
11. THEY ARE IGNORANT
12. DOUBLE STANDARD
13. CHANGE WITH WHOEVER THEY ARE WITH
14. TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE
15. THEY MAKE FUN OF MUMINS (PRIVATELY)
16. BAY ASOOL (WITHOUT STANDARDS OF HONESTY & MORALS)
17. THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE TIME ALLAH SWT HAS GIVEN THEM AND ARE MISUSING IT
18. BEY BASEERAT/THEY WANT TO LIVE IN IGNORANCE
19. THEY CHOOSE GUMRAHI (BEING LOST) INSTEAD OF GUIDANCE
20. THEY DELIBERATELY REMAIN AWAY FROM GUIDANCE


One word summary: They lie!


PUNISHMENT FROM ALLAH FOR MUNAFIQS:


1. Allah will make fun of them
2. Blindness of the heart: Allah has given them rope, (leave) and they are taking advantage of it and their hearts are blinded and they are straying further in their wrong path, and Allah is watching them.
3. Allah will deny them guidance (al Hudda) they have exchanged the right path for the wrong path, this will be a huge disadvantageous for them. They are unable to get guidance as they are not asking for it, nor wanting it.
4. There are seven levels of Hellfire and they will be in the bottom most part of the hellfire. why? Because they base their life on lies.
5. Those who have the characteristics of hypocrisy Allah will not give them guidance.


Hadith Sahih Bukhari


How to recognize a hypocrite; four characteristics:


1. When given a trust he betrays it.
2. When he speaks he lies.
3. When he promises he breaks it.
4. When he argues he is unjust
5. Irrespective of whether he prays, fasts and claims that he is a Muslim then he or she is a pure munafiq.


Steps To get out of Hypocrisy (surah Nisa) and join the mumins:


Make Taubah.
Conduct Self-correction.
Establish a Strong connection with Allah.
Make ones deen khalis (do the good works for Allah and not to show people).
Be thankful of every Naimah with kasarat.
Decrease complaints of what we did not get in this world.

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR HEART OR LOOK AT YOUR RIGHT INDEX FINGER LATELY?