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Sūrah Al-MunāfiqūnThe Hypocrites · Madinah · 11 āyāt · 3 movements

Revealed after the expedition against Banū al-Muṣṭaliq, this short surah exposes the hypocrites who testify to the Prophet's ﷺ messengership with their tongues while denying it in their hearts. It centres on ʿAbdullāh ibn Ubayy's threat to expel the Prophet ﷺ from Madinah, and closes with a general warning to all believers that wealth and children can distract from the remembrance of Allah until death arrives too late for regret.

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At a glance

Āyāt	Movement	In one line
1–3	A testimony without belief	Correct words do not guarantee sincerity — the heart is the real site of testimony.
4–8	The threat at al-Muraysīʿ	Impressive appearance and eloquent speech are not evidence of inner conviction.
9–11	Wealth, children and remembrance	Distraction from remembrance of Allah by wealth or family is called 'loss' in explicit terms.

Occasion & setting

On the return march from al-Muraysīʿ, a dispute over water between a Muhājir and an Anṣārī ally of ʿAbdullāh ibn Ubayy escalated. Ibn Ubayy, the chief of the hypocrites, remarked that once back in Madinah 'the more honoured will expel the more humble from it', meaning himself and the Muhājirūn.

— Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4900; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2772

Key messages

· A true statement said without conviction is still, in the sight of Allah, a form of lying.
· Outward religiosity can be used as a cover for private hostility toward the believers.
· Impressive appearance and speech are not evidence of inner substance.
· Chronic guilt breeds suspicion of every ordinary event.
· Real honour belongs to Allah, His Messenger ﷺ, and the believers — not tribal numbers.
· Wealth and children left unchecked can distract even sincere believers from remembrance of Allah.
· Death-bed regret almost always centres on charity and good deeds delayed too long.
· No soul is granted an extension once its appointed term arrives — act now.

Root vocabulary

ن ف ق

hypocrisy, to spend/tunnel through

1, 7, 8

ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ (the hypocrites) · نِفَاق (hypocrisy) · أَنفَقُوا۟ (they spent)

ك ذ ب

to lie

لَكَـٰذِبُونَ (surely liars) · كَذِب (a lie) · تَكْذِيب (denial, calling a lie)

ع ز ز

might, honour

ٱلْأَعَزُّ (the mightier/more honoured) · ٱلْعِزَّةُ (honour/might) · عَزِيز (Mighty (a name of Allah))

ذ ل ل

lowliness, humility

ٱلْأَذَلَّ (the more humbled) · ذُلّ (lowliness) · ذَلِيل (lowly, humbled)

ل ه و

to be diverted, distracted

لَا تُلْهِكُمْ (let it not divert you) · لَهْو (diversion, idle amusement) · لَاهٍ (one distracted/heedless)

خ س ر

loss

ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ (the losers) · خَسَارَة (loss) · خَسِرَ (he lost)

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