Surah At Tawbah Tafseer

Other Characteristics of Hypocrites

Allah says;

الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُم مِّن بَعْضٍ

The hypocrites, men and women, are one from another;

Allah admonishes the hypocrites who, unlike the believers, who enjoin righteousness and forbid evil,

يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنكَرِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ

they enjoin evil, and forbid the good, and they close their hands,

from spending in Allah's cause,

نَسُواْ اللّهَ

They have forgotten Allah,

they have forgotten the remembrance of Allah,

فَنَسِيَهُمْ

so He has forgotten them.

by treating them as if He has forgotten them. Allah also,

وَقِيلَ الْيَوْمَ نَنسَاكُمْ كَمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَأءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَـذَا

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,

إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

Verily, the hypocrites are the rebellious!

the rebellious from the way of truth who embrace the wicked way