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yā-ʾayyuhā r-rasūlu lā yaḥzunka lladhīna yusāriʿūna fī l-kufri mina lladhīna qālū ʾāmannā bi-ʾafwāhihim wa-lam tuʾmin qulūbuhum wa-mina lladhīna hādū sammāʿūna li-l-kadhibi sammāʿūna li-qawmin ʾākharīna lam yaʾtūka yuḥarrifūna l-kalima min baʿdi mawāḍiʿihī yaqūlūna ʾin ʾūtītum hādhā fa-khudhūhu wa-ʾin lam tuʾtawhu fa-ḥdharū wa-man yuridi llāhu fitnatahū fa-lan tamlika lahū mina llāhi shayʾan ʾulāʾika lladhīna lam yuridi llāhu ʾan yuṭahhira qulūbahum lahum fī d-dunyā khizyun wa-lahum fī l-ʾākhirati ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
O Apostle! Do not grieve for those who are active in [promoting] unfaith, such as those who say, ‘We believe’ with their mouths, but whose hearts have no faith, and the Jews who eavesdrop with the aim of [telling] lies [against you] and eavesdrop for other people who do not come to you. They pervert words from their meanings, [and] say, ‘If you are given this, take it, but if you are not given this, beware!’ Yet whomever Allah wishes to mislead, you cannot avail him anything against Allah. They are the ones whose hearts Allah did not desire to purify. For them is disgrace in this world, and there is a great punishment for them in the Hereafter.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 41
41. "O' Messenger! Let not those who hasten in infidelity grieve you, from among those who (hypocritically) say with their mouths: ' We believe', but their hearts do not believe, and from among those of the Jews who listen for (the sake of) lying, listen (with a spy manner) for other people who have not come to you. They distort the (heavenly) words from their places, saying: 'If you are given this, take it, and if you are not given this, beware! (be aloof) '; and whomever Allah desires to punish, you cannot avail him anything with Allah. Those are they whose hearts Allah does not desire to purify; there is a degradation for them in the world, and in the Hereafter, they will have a grievous chastisement."
Prophets Are Sympathetic unto the Misguided
The hypocrites and the Jews pursue the same goal. Their goal is the perversion of religion (Islam). Disbelievers have always some secret agents of influence and spies amongst Muslims. Therefore, religious preachers ought not to consider all their audience as well-intentioned listeners. In the meantime, the hypocrites not only have the worldly misfortunes (including: to hear lies, to spy, to pervert the facts, to claim faith for benefits), but also the great punishment of the Hereafter waits for them.
However, we must submit to the Truth and commandments of Allah entirely; and do not accept only the religious legislations that correspond to our desires. The verse says: