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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech The Hypocrite The Hypocrite-المنافق A hypocrite’s tongue pleases but his heart causes harm. 1ـ اَلمُنافِقُ لِسانُهُ يَسُرُّ وقَلْبُهُ يَضُرُّ. A hypocrite’s words are beautiful but his actions are a painful malady. 2ـ اَلمُنافِقُ قَوْلُهُ جَمِيلٌ وفِعْلُهُ الدّاءُ الدّخِيلُ. The hypocrite is a shameless, foolish, wretched sycophant. 3ـ اَلمُنافِقُ وَقِحٌ غَبِيٌّ مُتَمَلِّقٌ شَقِيٌّ.

The hypocrite flatters himself but maligns others. 4ـ اَلمُنافِقُ لِنَفْسِهِ مُداهِنٌ وَعَلَى النّاسِ طاعِنٌ. The most obvious of hypocrite among the people is one who enjoins obedience [to Allah] but does not act upon it himself, and forbids sin but does not refrain from it himself. 5ـ أظْهَرُ النّاسِ نِفاقاً مَنْ أمَرَ بِالطّاعَةِ ولَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِها، ونَهى عَنِ المَعْصِيَةِ ولَمْ يَنْتَهِ عَنْها.

Be cautious of the hypocrites for indeed they are misguided and misguide others, they have erred and make others err, their hearts are diseased while their outward appearance looks pure. 6ـ اِحْذَرُوا أهْلَ النِّفاقِ، فَإنَّهُمْ الضَّالُّونَ المُضِلُّونَ، الزّالُّونَ المُزِلُّونَ، قُلُوبُهُمْ دَوِيَّةٌ، وَصِحافُهُمْ نَقِيَّةٌ. The hypocrite is sceptical [and puts others in doubt]. 7ـ اَلمُنافِقُ مُريبٌ. The hypocrite is sly, harmful and suspicious. 8ـ اَلمُنافِقُ مَكُورٌ مُضِرٌّ، مُرْتابٌ.

I fear for you from every eloquent speaker who is a hypocrite at heart, he says what you know [to be good] but does what you dislike [and know to be bad]. 9ـ إنّي أخافُ عَلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ عَليمِ اللِّسانِ مُنافِقِ الجِنانِ، يَقُولُ ماتَعْلَمُونَ وَيَفْعَلُ ما تُنْكِرونَ. He (‘a) described the hypocrites thus: they are jealous of [those in] comfort, intensify [the] distress [of the distressed] and destroy hopes [of the hopeful].

Their fallen victims are lying on every path, they have means to approach every heart and they have false tears for every [occasion of] grief. 10ـ وقالَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السّلامُ ـ في وَصْفِ المنافِقينَ: حَسَدُ الرَّخاءِ ومُؤَكِّدُوا البَلاءِ، ومُقْنِطُوا الرَّجاءِ، لَهُمْ بِكُلِّ طَريق صَريعٌ، وإلى كُلِّ قَلْبِ شَفيعٌ، وَلِكُلِّ شَجْو دُمُوعٌ. It is the habit of hypocrites to change their character [depending on their circumstances]. 11ـ عادَةُ المُنافِقينَ تَهْزيعُ الأخْلاقِ.