Hypocrisy

How hideous is the human being whose outer is agreeable while his inner is hypocritical.

ما أقبَحَ بالإنسانِ‏ ظاهِراً مُوافِقاً، وباطِناً مُنافِقاً ! ح: 9559

How hideous is the human being whose outer is agreeable while his inner is hypocritical. H: 9559

نِفاقُ المَرءِ مِن ذُلٍّ يَجِدُهُ في نفسِهِ . ح: 9988

The hypocrisy of a person [stems] from the inferiority he finds within himself. H: 9988

أظهَرُ النّاسِ نِفاقاً مَن أمَرَ بالطّاعَةِ ولَم يَعمَلْ بها، ونَهى‏ عنِ المَعصيَةِ ولَم يَنتَهِ عنها . ح: 3214

The most obvious of hypocrites is he who enjoins acts of obedience but does not perform them himself, and prohibits wrongdoing but does not refrain from them himself. H: 3214