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evil.
Sariy al Saqti once said, "If a person enters a garden containing
trees of every kind and on them are birds of every kind,
and then each bird calls to him in a different language saying,
'Peace be upon you, O friend of Allah', and as a result
he feels very well pleased and satisfied, he becomes their
captive." These prophetic quotations and narratives reveal
to you the gravity of the matter, particularly because of the
subtle nature of hypocrisy and hidden polytheism, and bring
out the fact that no one can be safe from them.
This led 'Umar ibn-Khattab to ask Hudhayfah about himself - whether
or not he was numbered among the hypocrites.
Abu Sulayman ad Darani said, "I heard a certain governor say
Sariy al Saqti once said, "If a person enters a garden containing
trees of every kind and on them are birds of every kind,
and then each bird calls to him in a different language saying,
'Peace be upon you, O friend of Allah', and as a result
he feels very well pleased and satisfied, he becomes their
captive." These prophetic quotations and narratives reveal
to you the gravity of the matter, particularly because of the
subtle nature of hypocrisy and hidden polytheism, and bring
out the fact that no one can be safe from them.
This led 'Umar ibn-Khattab to ask Hudhayfah about himself - whether
or not he was numbered among the hypocrites.
Abu Sulayman ad Darani said, "I heard a certain governor say