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The Effects of Hypocrisy in Nahj al-Balagha The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Effects of Hypocrisy in Nahj al-Balagha 2026-01-20 49 Views Faith , truth , depth , sermon 32 Hypocrisy is one of the moral afflictions and a disease of the heart. The word riya comes from the root ruyat , meaning to show off or to display one’s deeds to others. The aim of a hypocrite is to attract people’s attention by pretending to worship or perform good deeds.

Such a person is, in truth, a polytheist, because he considers honor, dignity, and greatness to be in the hands of people rather than God. Therefore, he performs his actions with the motive of gaining people’s approval rather than God’s pleasure. [1] Contents Sincerity: The Opposite of Hypocrisy The Comprehensive Instruction of Imam Ali (AS) about Hypocrisy The Meaning of Sum’ah The Corrupting Effects of Hypocrisy 1. Polytheism 2.

Social disorder Imam Ali’s (AS) Description of Hypocrites The Superficial Faith of Hypocrites Human Dislike for Hypocrisy Hypocrisy in Worship and its Effect The Cause of Hypocrisy The Cure for Hypocrisy Sincerity: The Opposite of Hypocrisy Sincerity in intention means purifying one’s motive for the sake of God alone. Intention becomes sincere only when a person has no purpose in his worship or work other than seeking God’s pleasure, and when nothing but closeness to drive him to act.

Since worldly desires surround the human being powerfully from all sides, having a pure intention in one’s worship and deeds, and keeping the divine presence alive in the heart, is a very difficult task. Sincerity of intention is achieved only through full awareness and attention to God. Wherever there is no remembrance of God, there is heedlessness, and wherever there is heedlessness, polytheism and hypocrisy appear.

One who loses sight of the goal becomes negligent, and one who is heedless of the goal ceases to move forward. The Comprehensive Instruction of Imam Ali (AS) about Hypocrisy Imam Ali (AS) gives a comprehensive instruction to all believers, advising them to perform their deeds solely for God. Otherwise, they must seek their reward from those for whom they performed the act, not from God. He eloquently states: “Fear God in such a way that you will not need to apologize later.

Perform good deeds without being afflicted by hypocrisy or showing off, for whoever does a deed for anyone other than God, God will leave him to that one” .