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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 269
he speaks, breaks a promise when he pledges his word, betrays
a confidence when he is trusted, and deviates from justice
when he enters a controversy".
In another narration "And when he makes a compact with his neighbor,
he defrauds him." A prophetic quotation related on the
authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, says, "The hearts are of
four kinds: a sealed heart, which is the heart of the unbeliever;
a two-faced heart, which is the heart of the hypocrite;
a clean heart from the midst of which a radiant lamp sheds
its radiant light; and a heart which contains some belief
and some hypocrisy. The belief it contains is like a vegetable
which receives its nourishment from fresh waters. The hypocrisy
it contains is like an ulcer which feeds on pus and
a confidence when he is trusted, and deviates from justice
when he enters a controversy".
In another narration "And when he makes a compact with his neighbor,
he defrauds him." A prophetic quotation related on the
authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, says, "The hearts are of
four kinds: a sealed heart, which is the heart of the unbeliever;
a two-faced heart, which is the heart of the hypocrite;
a clean heart from the midst of which a radiant lamp sheds
its radiant light; and a heart which contains some belief
and some hypocrisy. The belief it contains is like a vegetable
which receives its nourishment from fresh waters. The hypocrisy
it contains is like an ulcer which feeds on pus and