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branches, the least of which is to clear an obstacle from the road." This shows the dependence of
the
perfectness of belief on good deeds.
(v) Belief is Pure From Hypocrisy
Its dependence on freedom from hypocrisy and concealed polytheism is shown by the words of the
Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - when he said, "Four things, if they gather in a person
make him a hypocrite, no matter how often he prays, fasts, claims that he is a believer; he who
lies
when 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
the
perfectness of belief on good deeds.
(v) Belief is Pure From Hypocrisy
Its dependence on freedom from hypocrisy and concealed polytheism is shown by the words of the
Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - when he said, "Four things, if they gather in a person
make him a hypocrite, no matter how often he prays, fasts, claims that he is a believer; he who
lies
when 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