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Does the noble verse: {They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive it not}, apply to other types of hypocrisy, such as showing love while concealing hatred, showing obedience while concealing disobedience, and showing good character while concealing bad character?

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What the questioner mentioned regarding characteristics falls under the general category of hypocrisy (nifaq), which is of two types: hypocritical belief (nifaq i'tiqadi) which expels its perpetrator from the Muslim community and condemns them to eternity in Hellfire, and practical hypocrisy (nifaq 'amali) which is among the greatest sins but does not expel its perpetrator from the Muslim community. Deception in hypocritical belief involves the hypocrite feigning faith while concealing disbelief, in order to protect himself from the rulings applied to disbelievers, such as killing and captivity.

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