Identification of Hypocrite

When wickedness is nourished in the self, and the loss caused by it has become manifest and the danger has increased, then that man has come out of his religion like a nude who has come out of his garments. At that time his claim of righteousness or faith would be false.

What will be the value of religiousness without good morality! How is it possible that a man should belong to Allah and at the same he should be a victim of corruption?

This relationship between faith and morality is clearly shown in the hadith of the holy Prophet (Peace be upon him):

“The man who has these three habits is a hypocrite even if be observes fast, offers prayers, performs umrah (pilgrimage), and calls himself a Muslim: when be talks he speaks untruth, when he makes a promise he does not keep it, and when he is given something in trust, he commits dishonesty.” (Reported by Muslim).

In another tradition, he (Peace be upon him) has said:

“There are three signs of a hypocrite: when he talks he speaks untruth, when he makes a promise he does not keep it, and when he makes a contract he deceives, although he may be offering prayers, observing fast and calling himself a Mus1im.”

He (Peace be upon him) has also said:

“There are four habits, in whosoever they are found, he will be a complete hypocrite. If anyone of these habits is found in a man, he will have one habit of disruption till he gives it up. When something is given to him in trust he commits dishonesty, when he talks he tells lies, when he makes a contract be deceives, and when he quarrels he starts abusing.” (Reported by  Bukhari ).