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traits of Munafiqun 2009 September 20 by Ibn-e-Pakistan Having
any of the traits of the hypocrites is recipe for disaster in the Akhirah. As
some of you may know, there are chiefly two types of Munafiqeen: (1) The one
who intentionally causes harm to the Muslims i.e., such as entering the
religion to spy on Muslims or causing doubts in the ‘Aqeedah, (2) The one who
has traits of hypocrisy in his heart i.e., he preaches something, but does
something contrary to it. The
following are the traits of the Munafiqeen outlined in the Qur’an; may Allah
save us from it. 1. Contradiction between
the tongue and the heart: وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ مَن
يَقُولُ
ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ
وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْءَاخِرِ
وَمَا هُم
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ And
of mankind, there are some (hypocrites) who say: “We believe in Allah and the
Last Day” while in fact they believe not. (Al-Baqarah 8 ) 2.
Deception: That
is showing outwardly obedience of Allah but concealing disobedience in the
heart. يُخَٰدِعُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوا۟ They
(think to) deceive Allah and those who believe (Al-Baqarah 9) إِنَّ
ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ
يُخَٰدِعُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَهُوَ
خَٰدِعُهُمْ Verily,
the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them.
(Al-Nisaa’ 142) 3.
Unawareness of the calamity that has befallen them: وَمَا
يَخْدَعُونَ
إِلَّآ
أَنفُسَهُمْ
وَمَا
يَشْعُرُونَ While
they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not! (Al-Baqarah 9) 4.
Disease of the Heart: That
is disease of doubt, envy and love of dunya. فِى
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٌۭ In
their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) (Al-Baqarah 10) 5.
Lying: وَلَهُمْ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٌۢ
بِمَا
كَانُوا۟
يَكْذِبُونَ A
painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies. (Al-Baqarah 10) 6.
Mischief: وَإِذَا
قِيلَ لَهُمْ
لَا
تُفْسِدُوا۟
فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ
قَالُوٓا۟
إِنَّمَا
نَحْنُ
مُصْلِحُونَ And
when it is said to them: “Make not mischief on the earth,” they say: “We are
only peacemakers.” (Al-Baqarah 11) 7.
Calling the believers ”fools”: وَإِذَا
قِيلَ لَهُمْ
ءَامِنُوا۟
كَمَآ ءَامَنَ
ٱلنَّاسُ
قَالُوٓا۟
أَنُؤْمِنُ
كَمَآ
ءَامَنَ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
ۗ And
when it is said to them (hypocrites): “Believe as the people have believed,”
they say: “Shall we believe as the fools have believed?” (Al-Baqarah 13) 8.
Ignorance: أَلَآ
إِنَّهُمْ
هُمُ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّا
يَعْلَمُونَ Verily,
they are the fools, but they know not. (Al-Baqarah 13) 9.
Ridiculing the believers: That
is belittling them making fun of them, وَإِذَا
لَقُوا۟
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟
قَالُوٓا۟
ءَامَنَّا
وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟
إِلَىٰ
شَيَٰطِينِهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟
إِنَّا
مَعَكُمْ
إِنَّمَا
نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ And when they meet those who believe, they say: “We believe,”
but when they are alone with their Shayatin (devils – polytheists, hypocrites,
etc.), they say: “Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking.”
(Al-Baqarah 14) 10.
Preferring Misguidance over Guidance: أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱشْتَرَوُا۟
ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
فَمَا
رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ
وَمَا
كَانُوا۟
مُهْتَدِينَ These
are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was
profitless. And they were not guided. (Al-Baqarah 16) 11.
They kindle the fire of Imaan then leave it to die out: Meaning
they don’t strive to do righteous deeds to increase their Imaan, like someone
who lights a fire and doesn’t give it wood so that it will keep on burning. مَثَلُهُمْ
كَمَثَلِ
ٱلَّذِى
ٱسْتَوْقَدَ
نَارًۭا
فَلَمَّآ
أَضَآءَتْ مَا
حَوْلَهُۥ
ذَهَبَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِنُورِهِمْ
وَتَرَكَهُمْ
فِى
ظُلُمَٰتٍۢ لَّا
يُبْصِرُونَ Their
likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire; then, when it lighted
all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness. (So)
they could not see. (Al-Baqarah 17) 12.
Eloquence and talking a lot about Dunya: وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ مَن
يُعْجِبُكَ
قَوْلُهُۥ
فِى
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنْيَا
وَيُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ مَا
فِى
قَلْبِهِۦ And
of mankind there is he whose speech may please you (O Muhammad SAW), in this
worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart,
(Al-Baqarah 204) وَإِن
يَقُولُوا۟
تَسْمَعْ
لِقَوْلِهِمْ And
when they speak, you listen to their words, (Al-Munaafiqeen 4) 13.
Quarrelsome: وَهُوَ
أَلَدُّ
ٱلْخِصَامِ Yet
he is the most quarrelsome of the opponents. (Al-Baqarah 204) 14.
Anger when advised to fear Allah: وَإِذَا
قِيلَ لَهُ
ٱتَّقِ
ٱللَّهَ
أَخَذَتْهُ
ٱلْعِزَّةُ
بِٱلْإِثْمِ And
when it is said to him, “Fear Allah”, he is led by arrogance to (more) crime.
(Al-Baqarah 206) 15.
Allegiance with the Kuffar: بَشِّرِ
ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ
بِأَنَّ
لَهُمْ عَذَابًا
أَلِيمًا Give
to the hypocrites the tidings that there is for them a painful torment. ٱلَّذِينَ
يَتَّخِذُونَ
ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
أَوْلِيَآءَ
مِن دُونِ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Those
who take disbelievers for Auliya’ (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of
believers, (Al-Nisaa’ 138-139) فَتَرَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
فِى
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٌۭ
يُسَٰرِعُونَ
فِيهِمْ
يَقُولُونَ
نَخْشَىٰٓ
أَن
تُصِيبَنَا
دَآئِرَةٌۭ And
you see those in whose hearts there is a disease (of hypocrisy), they hurry to
their friendship, saying: “We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may
befall us.” (Al-Maaidah 52) 16.
Laziness in Worship: وَإِذَا
قَامُوٓا۟
إِلَى
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
قَامُوا۟
كُسَالَىٰ And
when they stand up for As-Salat (the prayer), they stand with lazines
(Al-Nisaa’ 142) 17.
Seeking judgments from the Taghut: أَلَمْ
تَرَ إِلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ
أَنَّهُمْ
ءَامَنُوا۟
بِمَآ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيْكَ
وَمَآ
أُنزِلَ مِن
قَبْلِكَ
يُرِيدُونَ
أَن
يَتَحَاكَمُوٓا۟
إِلَى
ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
وَقَدْ أُمِرُوٓا۟
أَن
يَكْفُرُوا۟
بِهِۦ وَيُرِيدُ
ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ
أَن
يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلَٰلًۢا
بَعِيدًۭا Have
you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been
sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go
for judgment (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they
have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan (Satan) wishes to lead them far
astray. (Al-Nisaa’ 60) 18.
Calumny and spreading corruption among believers: لَوْ
خَرَجُوا۟
فِيكُم مَّا
زَادُوكُمْ
إِلَّا
خَبَالًۭا وَلَأَوْضَعُوا۟
خِلَٰلَكُمْ
يَبْغُونَكُمُ
ٱلْفِتْنَةَ
وَفِيكُمْ سَمَّٰعُونَ
لَهُمْ Had
they marched out with you, they would have added to you nothing except
disorder, and they would have hurried about in your midst (spreading
corruption) and sowing sedition among you, and there are some among you who
would have listened to them. (Al-Tawbah 47) 19.
Accusing the people of Haqq: وَمِنْهُم
مَّن
يَلْمِزُكَ
فِى ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ
فَإِنْ
أُعْطُوا۟
مِنْهَا رَضُوا۟
وَإِن لَّمْ
يُعْطَوْا۟ مِنْهَآ
إِذَا هُمْ
يَسْخَطُونَ And
of them are some who accuse you (O Muhammad SAW) in the matter of (the
distribution of) the alms. If they are given part thereof, they are pleased,
but if they are not given thereof, behold! They are enraged! (Al-Tawbah 58) 20:
Enjoining Munkar and forbidding Ma’roof: ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ
وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتُ
بَعْضُهُم
مِّنۢ
بَعْضٍۢ ۚ
يَأْمُرُونَ
بِٱلْمُنكَرِ
وَيَنْهَوْنَ
عَنِ
ٱلْمَعْرُوفِ The
hypocrites, men and women, are from one another, they enjoin (on the people)
Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief and polytheism of all kinds and all that Islam has
forbidden), and forbid (people) from Al-Ma’ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all
that Islam orders one to do), (Al-Tawbah 67) 21.
Closing their hands from giving: وَيَقْبِضُونَ
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
ۚ نَسُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ
فَنَسِيَهُمْ
ۗ إِنَّ
ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ
هُمُ
ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ And
they close their hands [from giving (spending in Allah's Cause) alms, etc.].
They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them. Verily, the hypocrites are
the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah). (Al-Tawbah 67) 22.
Betraying and not fulfilling the covenant: وَمِنْهُم
مَّنْ
عَٰهَدَ
ٱللَّهَ
لَئِنْ ءَاتَىٰنَا
مِن
فَضْلِهِۦ
لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ
وَلَنَكُونَنَّ
مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ And
of them are some who made a covenant with Allah (saying): “If He bestowed on us
of His Bounty, we will verily, give Sadaqah (Zakat and voluntary charity in
Allah’s Cause) and will be certainly among those who are righteous.” (Al-Tawbah
75) فَلَمَّآ
ءَاتَىٰهُم
مِّن
فَضْلِهِۦ
بَخِلُوا۟
بِهِۦ
وَتَوَلَّوا۟
وَّهُم
مُّعْرِضُونَ Then
when He gave them of His Bounty, they became niggardly [refused to pay the
Sadaqah (Zakat or voluntary charity)], and turned away, averse. (Al-Tawbah 76) 23.
Belittling the believers in their obedience to Allah: When
one of them spend a lot of wealth, they say he is showing off, and when one of
them spend little they say Allah is in no need of it. ٱلَّذِينَ
يَلْمِزُونَ
ٱلْمُطَّوِّعِينَ
مِنَ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
فِى ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَجِدُونَ إِلَّا
جُهْدَهُمْ
فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ ۙ
سَخِرَ
ٱللَّهُ
مِنْهُمْ
وَلَهُمْ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٌ Those
who defame such of the believers who give charity (in Allah’s Cause)
voluntarily, and those who could not find to give charity (in Allah’s Cause)
except what is available to them, so they mock at them (believers), Allah will
throw back their mockery on them, and they shall have a painful torment.
(Al-Tawbah 79) 24.
Advise others to forsake Jihad: فَرِحَ
ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ
خِلَٰفَ
رَسُولِ
ٱللَّهِ وَكَرِهُوٓا۟
أَن
يُجَٰهِدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ
وَأَنفُسِهِمْ
فِى سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَقَالُوا۟
لَا تَنفِرُوا۟
فِى ٱلْحَرِّ
ۗ قُلْ نَارُ
جَهَنَّمَ
أَشَدُّ
حَرًّۭا ۚ
لَّوْ كَانُوا۟
يَفْقَهُونَ Those
who stayed away (from Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their staying behind the
Messenger of Allah; they hated to strive and fight with their properties and
their lives in the Cause of Allah, and they said: “March not forth in the
heat.” Say: “The Fire of Hell is more intense in heat”, if only they could
understand! (Al-Tawbah 81) 25. Harming the believers and claiming to do good
[e.g. Pakistan ’s policy for Afghanistan , tribal areas, etc.]: وَٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مَسْجِدًۭا
ضِرَارًۭا
وَكُفْرًۭا
وَتَفْرِيقًۢا
بَيْنَ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِرْصَادًۭا
لِّمَنْ
حَارَبَ
ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ
مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ
إِنْ
أَرَدْنَآ
إِلَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
ۖ وَٱللَّهُ
يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ
لَكَٰذِبُونَ And
as for those who put up a mosque by way of harming and disbelief, and to
disunite the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah
and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) a foretime, they will indeed swear that their
intention is nothing but good. Allah bears witness that they are certainly
liars. (Al-Tawbah 107 |
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