Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah stated:
The entire content of the Qur’aan was almost about their affair because of their abundance on the surface of the earth and in the hollow of graves. The regions of the earth will not be devoid of them so that the believers will not feel desolated on the roads, have their means of livelihood disrupted and snatched away by monsters and wild animal in the filly. Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a man saying: “O Allah, destroy the hypocrites.” So he said: “O nephew! If the hypocrites were to be destroyed, you will feel desolated on the roads due to the fewness of the passers-by.”
The entire content of the Qur’aan was almost about their affair because of their abundance on the surface of the earth and in the hollow of graves. The regions of the earth will not be devoid of them so that the believers will not feel desolated on the roads, have their means of livelihood disrupted and snatched away by monsters and wild animal in the filly. Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a man saying: “O Allah, destroy the hypocrites.” So he said: “O nephew! If the hypocrites were to be destroyed, you will feel desolated on the roads due to the fewness of the passers-by.”
By Allah, the fear of hypocrisy cut off the
hearts of the first forerunners [in faith] on account of their knowledge of its
subtleness, its gravity and details. They used to have evil thoughts about
themselves for fear of being one of the hypocrites. ‘Umar bin Khattaab once said
to Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them both): “O Hudhayfah, I implore you
by Allah, did the Messenger of Allah mention me among them (the hypocrites)?”
He replied, “No, and I will never purify anyone after you.” Ibn Abee Mulaykah
said: “I met thirty Companions of the Prophet; they would all fear that they
might be guilty of hypocrisy, and not one of them said his Eemaan was like that of Jibreel and Meekaa’eel.” Al-Bukhaaree
recorded it.[1]
It is related that al-Hasan al-Basree said: “No
one feels safe from it but a hypocrite and no one fears it but the believer.”
It was reported from one of the companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) that he used to say in his supplication: “O Allah, I seek
refuge with You from the Khushoo’
(concentration and humility) of hypocrisy.” He was asked, “What is the Khushoo’ of hypocrisy?” He answered,
“This is when the body is seen having Khushoo
while the heart is devoid of it!”
By Allah, the hearts of those people were
filled with Eemaan and certainty,
their fear of hypocrisy was great, and their concern for it was heavy. As for others,
many of them, their Eemaan does not
exceed their throats but they claim that their Eemaan is like that of angel Jibreel and Meekaa’eel!
Source: Madaarij
as-Saalikeen bayna Manaazil (Iyyaaka Na’bud wa Iyyaaka Nasta‘een)by Ibn Qayyim
al-Jawziyyah
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