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A sermon warning that hypocrisy remains a living danger, now appearing through mockery of religion, attacks on scholars, and confusion around truth and falsehood.
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Hypocrisy: A Renewed Danger in a Modern Garb
A sermon warning that hypocrisy remains a living danger, now appearing through mockery of religion, attacks on scholars, and confusion around truth and falsehood.
Article pageTranslated in-site version of an externally hosted articleHeart-Softeners, Ethics, and Manners
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- Date: 2025-12-28
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Hypocrisy: A Renewed Danger in a Modern Garb
This sermon presents hypocrisy as an old disease that continues to reappear in new forms. It warns that one of Satan’s entrances to people is to confuse them through ambiguities, detach them from the clear foundations of religion, and gradually pull their hearts away from sincerity and truth.
The sermon distinguishes between major hypocrisy, in which a person outwardly shows Islam while inwardly concealing disbelief, and practical hypocrisy, which appears through traits such as lying, betrayal, and breaking promises. The second type does not expel a person from Islam, but it is presented as a dangerous path that weakens faith and can lead to deeper corruption.
It then applies the theme to contemporary life. Among the modern signs of hypocrisy, the sermon mentions ridicule of the religiously committed, contempt for visible obedience, and the framing of falsehood in the clothing of truth. It also highlights one of the most damaging modern manifestations: attacking scholars and preachers, exaggerating their mistakes, and using their human shortcomings to undermine the truth they carry.
The second half of the sermon turns to treatment. The cure for hypocrisy is said to lie in truthfulness, sincerity, sound knowledge, righteous company, and self-struggle. It calls especially on young people to avoid companionship that drags them toward sin or toward mockery of religion, because company shapes the heart and gradually forms character.
Its closing tone is one of warning balanced with hope. The door of repentance remains open, and anyone who repents from hypocrisy, its traits, or the sins that nourish it can return to God. The sermon ends by asking God for steadfast hearts, truthful tongues, and purified inner states.
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