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Three signs of a hypocrite

آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ

Ayatu-l-munafiqi thalath: idha haddatha kadhab, wa idha wa'ada akhlaf, wa idha-'tumina khan.

"The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays the trust."

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah. Sahih al-Bukhari 33, Sahih Muslim 59

A short reflection

Faith is tested in small things first: a returned loan, a kept appointment, a secret kept. Check the three against your own week, gently.