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When the hypocrites come to you, they say: We bearwitness that you are most surely Allah's Messenger; and Allahknows that you are most surely His Messenger, and Allah bearswitness that the hypocrites are surely liars.
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They make their oaths a shelter, and thus turn away fromAllah's way; surely evil is that which they do.
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That is because they believe, then disbelieve, so a sealis set upon their hearts so that they do not understand.
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And when you see them, their persons will please you, andIf they speak, you will listen to their speech; (they are)as if they were big pieces of wood clad with garments; theythink every cry to be against them. They are the enemy,therefore beware of them; may Allah destroy them, whence arethey turned back?
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And when it is said to them: Come, the Messenger of Allahwill ask forgiveness for you, they turn back their heads andyou may see them turning away while they are big with pride.
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It is alike to them whether you beg forgiveness for themor do not beg forgiveness for them; Allah will never forgivethem; surely Allah does not guide the transgressing people.
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They it is who say: Do not spend upon those who are withthe Messenger of Allah until they break up. And Allah's arethe treasures of the heavens and the earth, but thehypocrites do not understand.
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They say: If we return to Medina, the mighty will surelydrive out the meaner therefrom; and to Allah belongs themight and to His Messenger and to the believers, but thehypocrites do not know.
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O you who believe! let not your wealth, or your children,divert you from the remembrance of Allah; and whoever doesthat, these are the losers.
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And spend out of what We have given you before deathcomes to one of you, so that he should say: My Lord! whydidst Thou not respite me to a near term, so that I shouldhave given alms and been of the doers of good deeds?
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And Allah does not respite a soul when its appointedterm has come, and Allah is Aware of what you do.