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face and another people with another face." Al Hasan al-Basri
was once told, "There are some who say that they do not fear
hypocrisy." Thereupon he answered, "By Allah, I would rather
be sure that I am free of hypocrisy than have all the gold
in the world." Al Hasan also said, "Among the different
kinds of hypocrisy are the disagreements between the tongue
and the heart, between the concealed and the revealed, and between
the entrance and the exit." A certain person told Hudhayfah:
"Indeed, I fear I am a hypocrite." To which Hudhayfah
replied, "Do not fear. If you were a hypocrite you would not
have feared hypocrisy. Indeed, hypocrisy does not fear hypocrisy".
Ibn abi Mulaykah said, "I have known one hundred and thirty of
the Companions of the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon
was once told, "There are some who say that they do not fear
hypocrisy." Thereupon he answered, "By Allah, I would rather
be sure that I am free of hypocrisy than have all the gold
in the world." Al Hasan also said, "Among the different
kinds of hypocrisy are the disagreements between the tongue
and the heart, between the concealed and the revealed, and between
the entrance and the exit." A certain person told Hudhayfah:
"Indeed, I fear I am a hypocrite." To which Hudhayfah
replied, "Do not fear. If you were a hypocrite you would not
have feared hypocrisy. Indeed, hypocrisy does not fear hypocrisy".
Ibn abi Mulaykah said, "I have known one hundred and thirty of
the Companions of the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon