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Force yourself to be humble, until it becomes second nature. Then it will be an unconscious activity.
Hamza Yusuf
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Hamza Yusuf
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 1
Islamic Scholar
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Walla Walla
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Hamza Hanson
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Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.
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