The Hypocrite Nuisance

The Hypocrites
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
[63:1]
When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Apostle of God." Yea, God knoweth that thou art indeed His Apostle, and God beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.
[63:2]
They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of God: truly evil are their deeds.
[63:3]
That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not.
[63:4]
When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of God be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)!
[63:5]
And when it is said to them, "Come, the Apostle of God will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance.
[63:6]
It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. God will not forgive them. Truly God guides not rebellious transgressors.
[63:7]
They are the ones who say, "Spend nothing on those who are with God’s Apostle, to the end that they may disperse (and quit Medina)." But to God belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth; but the Hypocrites understand not.
[63:8]
They say, "If we return to Medina, surely the more honourable (element) will expel therefrom the meaner." But honour belongs to God and His Apostle, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not.
[63:9]
O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of God. If any act thus, the loss is their own.
[63:10]
and spend something (in charity) out of the substance which We have bestowed on you, before Death should come to any of you and he should say, "O my Lord! why didst Thou not give me respite for a little while? I should then have given (largely) in charity, and I should have been one of the doers of good".
[63:11]
But to no soul will God grant respite when the time appointed (for it) has come; and God is well acquainted with (all) that ye do.
Invalidity is intolerable for people of faith and belief in Allah. But, invalidating opponents is one of the favorite tools of hypocrites as is evidence by verses 7 and 8 above. The opponents of hypocrites are people of faith in Allah (and Allah). People of faith, by faith and truth from Allah, wish to have faith and truth influential in the community. If this does not suit the needs of hypocrites, then, they become opposed to some or all faith and truth. Of course, not all invalidation is unfounded or bad, but, is quite necessary. Again, not all invalidation is bad, but, on the contrary, is quite necessary to do, otherwise, injustices will spread and prevail rapidly and permeate the community. Invalidation also seems to be a favorite tool of those thirsty for power and influence, perhaps, there is a correlation between thirst for power and munafiqun, as this is, essentially, what they were refusing to surrender to the Nabi of Allah (infinite saws). The Messiah (infinte saws) said, "And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family. 58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief."" ~ Matthew 13:57-58 and "Anyone who welcomes you is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Lord who sent me." ~ Matthew 10:40. This certainly speaks of the impact and effect of invalidation. And as indicated by Matthew 13:58 invalidation of the Prophets (Al Anbiya) has an impact upon the miracles that they perform amongst those that are disbelieving or invalidating. Here it is safe to deduce that those that invalidate the signs of Allah get fewer miracles according to the degree of their rejections to the signs, ayats and Prophets of Allah. Thus, it is clear that, those that practice the habits of invalidating the signs and Prophets of Allah, shut themselves off from success.
"When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do -- blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:2
"And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:5 This point is echoed by the Quranul Kareem passage of Surahtul Nisa Ayat 142: The Hypocrites - they think they are over-reaching God, but He will over- reach them: When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold God in remembrance;" The Messiah continues with more instructions to avoid hypocrisy with:
"And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, who try to look pale and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I assure you, that is the only reward they will ever get." ~ Matthew 6:16
Here the Messiah (infinite saws) gives a stringent set of Laws against hypocrisy. These verses are concerning charity (zakaat and sadaqah); prayer (salaat); and fasting (saum). Here 3 pillars of "Faith" in Al-Islam are mentioned here along with some proper etiquette by which to perform them.
Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said, 8 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. 9 Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'"
Matthew23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 "The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the Scriptures. 3 So practice and obey whatever they say to you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. 4 They crush you with impossible religious demands and never lift a finger to help ease the burden. 5 "Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear extra long tassels on their robes. v 6 And how they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the most prominent seats in the synagogue! 7 They enjoy the attention they get on the streets, and they enjoy being called 'Rabbi.' v 8 Don't ever let anyone call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all of you are on the same level as brothers and sisters. 9 And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. 10 And don't let anyone call you 'Master,' for there is only one master, the Messiah. v 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. 12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. 13 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you won't let others enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and you won't go in yourselves. 14 15 Yes, how terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn him into twice the son of hell as you yourselves are. 16 "Blind guides! How terrible it will be for you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple' -- you can break that oath. But then you say that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.' 17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say that to take an oath 'by the altar' can be broken, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding! 19 How blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it. 21 And when you swear 'by the Temple,' you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. 22 And when you swear 'by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. 23 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law -- justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things. 24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat; then you swallow a camel! 25 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy -- full of greed and self-indulgence! 26 Blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup, and then the outside will become clean, too. 27 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs -- beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 You try to look like upright people outwardly, but inside your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed and decorate the graves of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, 'We never would have joined them in killing the prophets.' 31 "In saying that, you are accusing yourselves of being the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead. Finish what they started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell? 34 I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. You will kill some by crucifixion and whip others in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary. 36 I assure you, all the accumulated judgment of the centuries will break upon the heads of this very generation. 37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me. 38 And now look, your house is left to you, empty and desolate. 39 For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, 'Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
There are still some lessons here to learn from the Messiah (infinite saws) on hypocrisy...some lessons for all. There is a saying that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I pray that Allah (swt) saves me from such a trial (fitnah). I pray that Allah saves me from being a "hypocrite".Surahtul Nisa Ayat 145: "The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire: no helper wilt thou find for them;-"
Narrated by Anas, "The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the ansar is a sign of hypocrisy." ~ Sahih Al Bukhari The Book of Faith No. 16.