Other Characteristics of Hypocrites
Allah admonishes the hypocrites who, unlike the believers, who enjoin righteousness and forbid evil,
﴿íóÃúãõÑõæäó ÈöÇáúãõäßóÑö æóíóäúåóæúäó Úóäö ÇáúãóÚúÑõæÝö æóíóÞúÈöÖõæäó ÃóíúÏöíóåõãú﴾
(they enjoin evil, and forbid the good, and they close their hands), from spending in Allah's cause,
﴿äóÓõæÇú Çááøóåó﴾
(They have forgotten Allah), they have forgotten the remembrance of Allah,
﴿ÝóäóÓöíóåõãú﴾
(so He has forgotten them.), by treating them as if He has forgotten them. Allah also,
﴿æóÞöíáó Çáúíóæúãó äóäÓóÇßõãú ßóãóÇ äóÓöíÊõãú áöÞóÂÁó íóæúãößõãú åóÜÐóÇ﴾
(And it will be said: "This Day We will forget you as you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours) ﴿45:34﴾. Allah said,
﴿Åöäøó ÇáúãõäóÜÝöÞöíäó åõãõ ÇáúÝóÜÓöÞõæäó﴾
(Verily, the hypocrites are the rebellious) the rebellious from the way of truth who embrace the wicked way,
﴿æóÚóÏó Çááå ÇáúãõäóÜÝöÞöíäó æóÇáúãõäóÜÝöÞóÇÊö æóÇáúßõÝøóÇÑó äóÇÑó Ìóåóäøóãó﴾
(Allah has promised the hypocrites -- men and women -- and the disbelievers, the fire of Hell), on account of their evildoing mentioned here,
﴿ÎóÜáöÏöíäó ÝöíåóÂ﴾
(therein shall they abide.), for eternity, they and the disbelievers,
﴿åöìó ÍóÓúÈõåõãú﴾
(It will suffice them.), as a torment,
﴿æóáóÚóäóåõãõ Çááøóåõ﴾
(Allah has cursed them), He expelled and banished them ﴿from His mercy﴾,
﴿æóáóåõãú ÚóÐóÇÈñ ãøõÞöíãñ﴾
(and for them is the lasting torment.)
﴿ßóÇáøóÐöíäó ãöä ÞóÈúáößõãú ßóÇäõæÇú ÃóÔóÏøó ãöäßõãú ÞõæøóÉð æóÃóßúËóÑó ÃóãúæóáÇð æóÃóæúáóÜÏðÇ ÝóÇÓúÊóãúÊóÚõæÇú ÈöÎóáóÜÞöåöãú ÝóÇÓúÊóãúÊóÚúÊõãú ÈöÎóáÜÞößõãú ßóãóÇ ÇÓúÊóãúÊóÚó ÇáøóÐöíäó ãöä ÞóÈúáößõãú ÈöÎóáóÜÞöåöãú æóÎõÖúÊõãú ßóÇáøóÐöí ÎóÇÖõæÇú ÃõæúáóÜÆößó ÍóÈöØóÊú ÃóÚúãóÜáõåõãú Ýöí ÇáÏäúíóÇ æóÇáÇøñÎöÑóÉö æóÃõæúáóÜÆößó åõãõ ÇáúÎóÜÓöÑõæäó ﴾
(69. Like those before you: they were mightier than you in power, and more abundant in wealth and children. They had enjoyed their portion (a while), so enjoy your portion (a while) as those before you enjoyed their portion (a while); and you indulged in play and pastime as they indulged in play and pastime. Such are they whose deeds are in vain in this world and in the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers.) Allah says, these people were touched by torment in this life and the Hereafter, just as those before them. Allah's statement,
﴿ÈöÎóáóÜÞöåöãú﴾
(their portion), means, ﴿they mocked﴾ their religion, according to Al-Hasan Al-Basri. Allah's statement,
﴿æóÎõÖúÊõãú ßóÇáøóÐöí ÎóÇÖõæÇú﴾
(and you indulged in play and pastime as they indulged in play and pastime), indulged in lies and falsehood,
﴿ÃõæúáóÜÆößó ÍóÈöØóÊú ÃóÚúãóÜáõåõãú﴾
(Such are they whose deeds are in vain), their deeds are annulled; they will not acquire any rewards for them because they are invalid,
﴿Ýöí ÇáÏäúíóÇ æóÇáÇøñÎöÑóÉö æóÃõæúáóÜÆößó åõãõ ÇáúÎóÜÓöÑõæäó﴾
(in this world and in the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers.) because they will not acquire any rewards for their actions. Ibn `Abbas commented, "How similar is this night to the last night,
﴿ßóÇáøóÐöíäó ãöä ÞóÈúáößõãú﴾
(Like those before you...) These are the Children of Israel, with whom we were compared. The Prophet said,
«æóÇáøóÐöí äóÝúÓöí ÈöíóÏöåö áóÊóÊøóÈöÚõäøóåõãú ÍóÊøóì áóæú ÏóÎóáó ÇáÑøóÌõáõ ãöäúåõãú ÌõÍúÑó ÖóÈó áóÏóÎóáúÊõãõæå»
(By He in Whose Hand is my life! You will imitate them, and even if a man of them entered the den of a lizard, you will enter it likewise!)'' Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said,
«æóÇáøóÐöí äóÝúÓöí ÈöíóÏöåö áóÊóÊøóÈöÚõäøó Óóäóäó ÇáøóÐöíäó ãöäú ÞóÈúáößõãú ÔöÈúÑðÇ ÈöÔöÈúÑò æóÐöÑóÇÚðÇ ÈöÐöÑóÇÚò¡ æóÈóÇÚðÇ ÈöÈóÇÚò ÍóÊøóì áóæú ÏóÎóáõæÇ ÌõÍúÑó ÖóÈó áóÏóÎóáúÊõãõæå»
ÞÇáæÇ: æãä åã íÇ ÑÓæá Çááå¡ Ãåá ÇáßÊÇÈ¿ ÞÇá:
«Ýóãóäú¿»
(By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You will follow the traditions of those who were before you a hand span for a hand-span and forearm's length for forearm's length, and an arm's length for an arm's length. And even if they enter the den of a lizard, you will also enter it.) They asked, "Who, O Allah's Messenger, the People of the Book'' He said, (Who else)'' This Hadith is similar to another Hadith collected in the Sahih.
﴿Ãóáóãú íóÃúÊöåöãú äóÈóÃõ ÇáøóÐöíäó ãöä ÞóÈúáöåöãú Þóæúãö äõæÍò æóÚóÇÏò æóËóãõæÏó æóÞóæúãö ÅöÈúÑóåöíãó æöÃóÕúÍóÜÈö ãóÏúíóäó æóÇáúãõÄúÊóÝößóÜÊö ÃóÊóÊúåõãú ÑõÓõáõåõãú ÈöÇáúÈóíøöäóÜÊö ÝóãóÇ ßóÇäó Çááøóåõ áöíóÙúáöãóåõãú æóáóÜßöä ßóÇäõæÇú ÃóäÝõÓóåõãú íóÙúáöãõæäó ﴾
(70. Has not the story reached them of those before them -- The people of Nuh,`Ad, Thamud, the people of Ibrahim, the dwellers of Madyan and the overturned cities; to them came their Messengers with clear proofs. So it was not Allah Who wronged them, but they used to wrong themselves.)