“If man does not try to guard himself from this vice [Nifaq], socially, his intercourse and relations with others will become tainted with the vice of duplicity, dissemblance and hypocrisy. He will have no other objective except his own personal benefit and no goal except self-aggrandizement. Having trampled upon all the values of truthfulness, sincerity,…
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If man does not try to guard himself…
“If man does not try to guard himself from this vice [Nifaq] and allows his carnal self to act according to its wishes, within a short time all the means of control will be so thoroughly gone that all his labors and efforts will be put into the service of this vice. With whomever he…
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Like other vices and virtues…
“Like other vices and virtues, there are different degrees and stages of intensity and weakness of Nifaq. In the case of any vice, if one does not take steps to cure it and does not persevere in the course of its treatment, it would lead him towards its extreme degrees, for there is no limit…
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Double-tonguedness is the quality…
“Double-tonguedness is the quality of the person who praises and flatters people whenever he meets them, appearing to befriend them, but denounces them and speaks slanderously of them in their absence.” SOURCE: FORTY HADITH | IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
Double-facedness is the characteristic…
“Double-facedness is the characteristic of the person who assumes an outward appearance and simulates a behavior which is contrary to his inner state. For instance, one may give an impression of friendship and affection and pretend to be sincere and sympathetic, while in his heart he harbors an opposite feeling. Such a person displays sympathy…
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