Originally posted 2020-03-21 13:08:20.
“And when it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption on the earth,’ they say, ‘We are but reformers’.” (Al-Baqarah 2:11)
It is true that the greatest type of corruption is corruption of faith
To corrupt one’s religion
To make them believe in delusions for which Allah has sent down no authority
To make them believe in wrong interpretations of the Qur’an
To tell them about fictitious tales and baseless stories in the religion
To bring them around values that has nothing to do with Islam
Therefore, if you listen to a hypocrite; to his false speech
You find all his assumptions, goals, his bases and proofs are all faulty
Irreligious, illegal
He is constantly swayed by other people’s thoughts and words
They have no restrictions
“And when it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption on the earth,” (Al-Baqarah 2:11)
Completely blind to right guidance
“they say, ‘We are but reformers’.” (Al-Baqarah 2:11)
So, brother, the hypocrite strives for corruption and mischief
For driving a wedge between people; severing that which Allah has ordered to be joined
They strive to alter the nature of the thing
Allah (Exalted be He) miraculously described the disbelievers as
“Those who hinder (people) from the path of Allah and seek to make it deviant” (Al-A`raf 5:44)
Therefore, one of the key characteristics of the believer is reform
They are correcting what the people have corrupted
The most beloved ones to the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the end of time are those who correct what the people have corrupted
So, if you ask me about the key characteristic of the believers:
Conciliating between people, drawing near to one another, uniting people, good advice, mercy, fairness and justice
And if you ask me about the key characteristic of the hypocrite: corrupting
Surely under the guise of, for example, establishing a huge gambling club worth million
To generate billions in revenue, they say
They worship money
So, for them anything that would bring money is reform
An interest which is based on obedience
They invite you to it
The hypocrite directs his endeavor to corruption
Corrupting the young men by deceiving them; ha! You can earn easy money
Work is worship, Isn’t it?
They advocate all kinds of corruption
Work is worship, Isn’t it?
Corruption is an all-inclusive characteristic of the hypocrite
no matter where they are
Even his looks are malicious
Their clothes lack modesty
whether they are a man or a woman
“And when it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption on the earth,’ they say, ‘We are but reformers’.” (Al-Baqarah 2:11)
For them anything that would bring money or pleasure is reform
“And when it is said to them, ‘Do not cause corruption on the earth,’ they say, ‘We are but reformers’ “They, certainly, are the mischief makers, but they do not perceive.” (Al-Baqarah 2:11-12)
Deep inside he knows he is a corrupter; but maybe he is unaware of the dangerous outcomes of his deed
“Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind.” (Ya-Sin 36:12)
For example,
When someone demoralizes a young girl, he knows inside that he perverted the nature that God had given her
Maybe she was a faithful wife and loving mother
By demoralizing her, he perverted the nature that God had given her and made a deviant person out of her
He is unaware that after one hundred years this would have brought a generation of deviant girl into this world
This is what meant by the verse: “Verily We shall give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before and that which they leave behind.” (Ya-Sin 36:12)
If one knows about the disastrous consequences of his deed, he would be terrified
He will be called to account for all this
When man produces a bad practice, he will bear its burden and the burden of those who acted on it till the Day of Resurrection
