see also APOSTASY

• praying for them does no good, at-Taubah 9:84,113

• sign of hypocrites. Two different hadiths:
  

  * Narrated Abu Huraira:
  The Prophet said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three:

  1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
  2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ).
  3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep something as a trust with him, he will not return it.)"

  (Sahih Bukhari 1.32)

  * Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
  The Prophet said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

  1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.
  2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
  3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.
  4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."

  (Sahih Bukhari 1.33)

• al-Baqarah 2:8-20,217; Âl 'Imran 3:167; an-Nisa' 4:38,88,138,142; al-Ma'idah 5:61; al-Anfal 8:49; at-Taubah 9:61-70,73-110; al-`Ankabut 29:11; al-Ahzab 33:12,24,60; Muhammad 47:6; al-Hadid 57:13; al-Hashr 59:11; al-Munafiqun 63:1

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