{"id":2498,"date":"2020-01-24T21:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T21:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2020-01-24T21:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T21:25:18","slug":"hypocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/24\/hypocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypocrisy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Allah SWT\nhas mentioned the word \u2018hypocrite\u2019  or its meaning 73 times in the Glorious Quran. As Muslims, we\nneed to be conscious of this  and the\ndamage that it can cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the\ncurrent time we are living in, there seems to be major issues within our\ncommunity regarding hypocrisy that we need to tackle, especially with the\nsocial media and those who talk about Islam but they are away from Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to\nreflect on the guidance given by Allah SWT and his Messenger SAWS so that we\ncan reflect on signs of being a hypocrite and protect ourselves from falling into\nthis trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are\ntwo main types of hypocrisy, the first type is being hypocrite in belief. This\ntype is the type where the hypocrite is actually aware that they are one but\nare being so deliberately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary\nexample of this is where the individual is not a Muslim in the first place as\nhe\/she do not believe in Islam, but pretends that they are believers, usually\nfor personal benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hypocrites\nof this type have been around since the time of the Prophet SAWS and so we\nshould be wary of such people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the\ntime and place we live in, our youth especially should be warned of such people\nbecause on social media, for example, there can exist people who are called Influencers.\nThese are people who are like role models with people following what they say\nand do in the millions and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to\nbe careful that even those who claim to be Muslim and are Influencers on social\nmedia are adhering to the correct teachings of Islam. This is because there are\ncases where such so-called Muslim Influencers have deviated from the teaching\nof the Quran and Sunnah and so their millions of followers, often young people,\nare also influenced in doing the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to\nbe mindful of such people and so we ought to back up what we see and hear from anyone\nand especially we should make and effort to enquire as to the types of people our\nchildren are connected to and are following on Social Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember,\nthese influencers may not necessarily openly change their stance on Islam and\nshow their hypocrisy fully. They could subtlely change their belief and say they\nnow disbelieve in an essential part and pillars of Islam, such as belief in the\nangels or the Prophets or some part of the Quran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a\nhazardous trap and so we should arm ourselves with the knowledge of what we and\nour children are being influenced by online as it is a potential trap of shaitaan\nthat is operating under our noses without us being aware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second\ncommon type is the practical type of hypocrisy, this is a person who doesn\u2019t\nfollow certain aspects of Islam. However, unlike the first, he or she is not\nactively disobeying Allah SWT due to disbelief but is doing so due to laziness\nor some other damaging but not malicious reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\nMuslims, we should take notice of this type of hypocrisy because we could be\nguilty of it without realising so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily\nfor us, we have had the best of all teachers SAWS educate us on what constitutes\nhypocrisy in this type and the imam mentioned a hadith in relation to this\nwhich is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said, “There are three\nsigns of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he\nbreaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers and sisters, this gives us three points to\nensure that we are not regarded as hypocrites in the sight of Allah SWT.\nHowever, there are more examples from the Quran and Sunnah to help define a hypocrite\nand thus avoid. This reminder concludes with listing these additional 7 short examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Becoming vile when arguing<\/li>
  2. Laziness, speediness and showing off in worship.\nThis point is particularly important and the imam mentioned Sura An-Nisa, ayat\n142 to cement the point. It\u2019s translated to say:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Behold, the hypocrites seek to\ndeceive Allah, but it is they who are being deluded by Him. When they rise to\nPrayer, they rise reluctantly, and only to be seen by men. They remember Allah\nbut little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n