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Munafiqun


In Islam, the munafiqun ('hypocrites', Arabic: منافقون‎‎, singular munāfiq) were a group decried in the Quran as outward Muslims who were secretly unsympathetic to the cause of Muslims and actively sought to undermine the Muslim community. The hypocrisy itself is called nifāq (Arabic: نفاق‎‎).

The Quran has many ayat (verses) discussing munāfiqūn, referring to them as more dangerous to Muslims than the worst non-Muslim enemies of Islam. There are a total of 45 signs of a munafiq.[1]

According to Sahih al-Bukhari,

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The prophet Muhammad said: "The signs of a hypocrite are three:

Narrated 'Abd Allah ibn Omar Ibn Al-Khattab.

The Prophet Muhammad said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

"The hypocrite is a flattererof himself, and a defamer of other people".


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