Al-Munāfiqūn

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "اللّٰه, the Exalted, has exposed the secrets of the hypocrites in the القُرْآن, revealing their affairs to His servants so that they may be cautious of them and their followers. He mentioned the three groups of the world in the beginning of سُورَة البَقَرَة: the believers, the disbelievers, and the hypocrites."

   Source in Volume One →

2. "حُذَيْفَة, may اللّٰه be pleased with him, heard a man say: "O اللّٰه, destroy the hypocrites." He replied: "O son of my brother, if the hypocrites were destroyed, you would feel lonely on your roads due to the scarcity of travelers.""

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3. "Obligation ceases only upon entering the abode of permanence, Paradise or Hell. Otherwise, obligation occurs in the Barzakh and in the gathering places. For this reason, they are called to prostrate to Him in the standing place, and the believers will prostrate to Him willingly and by choice, while the disbelievers and hypocrites will be prevented from prostrating."

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The Wholesome Rain of Good Words

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "hypocrisy. Some companions, may God be pleased with them, were asked about the Khawarij, Are they hypocrites? They replied, No, the hypocrites remember Allah only a little. Thus, one sign of hypocrisy is the scant mention of Allah, while frequent remembrance safeguards"

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2. "remembering Allah, the Mighty and Majestic? Some say, No, and some say, Yes. Indeed, frequent remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is a safeguard against hypocrisy. The hypocrites are few in their remembrance of Allah. Allah said about the hypocrites,"

   Source in The Wholesome Rain →

Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Islam from the hypocrites of the Jews. It was said that these hypocrites would attend the mosque, listen to the sayings of the Muslims, and mock their religion. One day, a group of them gathered in the mosque, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, saw them speaking"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "outward and inward deeds, and that truthfulness is the station of الإِسْلَام and faith. God, the Exalted, has divided people into the truthful and the hypocrites. He said: "That اللّٰه may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills"

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Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "It was said to Al-Hasan Al-Basri, "They say there is no hypocrisy today. He replied, "My brother, if the hypocrites were to perish, you would feel lonely on the road." Someone remarked, "If hypocrites had tails, we wouldn't be able to walk on the ground.""

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics

1. "'The martyr shall intercede for seventy of his household' — and I hope that he will begin with me." Among Them: Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul The Ansari of the Khazraj, he was among the noblest and most excellent of the Companions. He was present at Badr and at what followed it. His father was the chief of the hypocrites, and no one was harsher toward his father than he; had the Messenger of God given him leave concerning him, he would have struck off his neck."

   Source in Abu Bakr al-Siddiq →

al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "God, exalted is He, said: "And when they deviated, God made their hearts deviate; and God does not guide the transgressing people." And God, exalted is He, said: "Nay, but what they used to earn has cast a rust over their hearts." So He, glorified be He, informed us that what they earned covered over their hearts and came between them and faith in His signs, so that they said, "Legends of the ancients." And He said, exalted is He, concerning the hypocrites:"

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

2. "the manifestations of beauty. A section: and opposing them stands the second party, who said that God, glory be to Him, has condemned the beauty of forms and the fullness of stature and physique. He said of the hypocrites, "When you see them, their bodies please you." And He said, "How many a generation We destroyed before them, who were finer in furnishings and in outward show" — that is, in wealth and appearances;"

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

3. "And God Most High said: God makes firm those who believe with the firm word in the life of this world and in the Hereafter, and God leads astray the wrongdoers, and God does what He wills. And God Most High said: What is the matter with you, that you are two parties concerning the hypocrites, when God has cast them back for what they earned? And God Most High said: They said, our hearts are wrapped up."

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "And if you are weak in patience or agreement and satisfaction or annihilation, He, the Almighty, does not need to be reminded, for He is not unaware of you or of others. He, the Almighty, feeds the disbelievers, the hypocrites, and those who turn away from Him, so how could He forget you, O believer, monotheist, who turns to His obedience, standing by His command in the watches of the night and the edges of the day?"

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2. "with the tree's weakness, it would wither, leading to disbelief, denial, and alignment with the hypocrites, apostates, and infidels. Unless God Almighty sends to the grateful rich man patience, contentment, certainty, success, knowledge, and various insights, then faith would be strengthened by them, so he would not care about the loss of wealth and luxury."

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3. "And how can one claim Tawhid while associating others with God, when polytheism is disbelief that distances one from the proximity of the Truth, Almighty, and is the trait of the enemy, the accursed devil, and the hypocrites who are destined for the lowest depths of Hell, to dwell therein eternally?"

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "And Allah knows that you are His Messenger and bears witness that the hypocrites are indeed liars. This means they proclaim with their words what contradicts their inner beliefs. Other verses also highlight this hypocrisy, showing how they seek to be seen by men and remember Allah only a little, wavering between belief and disbelief."

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2. "They might attend gatherings of knowledge or Quran recitation circles, pretending to be interested in learning, while their real aim is to observe women and boys. These individuals are the most detested hypocrites to Allah because they use obedience to their Lord as a means to commit sin."

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The hadith about prayers being expiation for what is between them as long as major sins are avoided is recorded by Muslim from the narration of Abu Hurairah. The hadith regarding the difference between us and hypocrites being in the Isha and Fajr prayers is recorded by Malik from the narration of Said ibn al-Musayyib,"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

2. "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The prayers are an expiation for what is between them, as long as major sins are avoided. He also said: "The difference between us and the hypocrites is the witnessing of the Isha and Fajr prayers, which they cannot endure."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "and I used to forbid others from doing evil, yet I did it myself. The punishment of a scholar for his disobedience is multiplied because he sinned despite knowing. This is why Allah, the Almighty, said, "Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire," because they denied after knowing."

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Had Qur'anic recitation been used to mislead from Allah’s path, it would likewise be forbidden. It was narrated about some hypocrites that one of them used to lead people in prayer but would only recite Surah Abasa because it contained a reprimand concerning the Messenger of Allah,"

   Source in The Book of Listening and Ecstasy →

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "the dinar and dirham were first minted, Iblis lifted them, placed them on his forehead, kissed them, and said, Whoever loves you is truly my servant. Sumayyid ibn Ajlan said, The dirhams and dinars are the reins of hypocrites, leading them to the fire. Yahya ibn Muadh said,"

   Source in Miserliness and Wealth →

Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "When washing the right foot, one should say, O Allah, make firm my feet on the path with the feet of the believers. When washing the left foot, one should say, O Allah, I seek refuge in you from my foot slipping off the path on the day when the feet of the hypocrites slip."

   Source in Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1 →

The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "of others. They said, When Jesus, son of Mary, was sent and came to them with clear proof, the hypocrites and disbelievers from the children of Israel marveled at Him and mocked Him, saying, What did so-and-so eat last night, and what did he store in his home? He informed"

   Source in The Story of Isa →