DINAMIKA ILMU - Vol. 20 No. 1 - Prevention of Hypocritical Behavior and Its Perspective in Islamic Education

Oct 15, 2026

Hypocritical behavior must be addressed because it manifests in society and can be difficult to detect, especially with unrestricted global interaction through social media. Individuals influenced by this trait are recognized by signs such as lying, betrayal, broken promises, riya, and a tendency to slander and spread falsehoods. This study examines the concept of hypocrisy comprehensively from Islamic education perspectives, drawing on Al-Qur’an, Hadith, and Islamic interpreters, and emphasizes prevention for both adults and teenagers through recognizing hypocrites’ characteristics.

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Introduction

Hypocritical behavior as a social and educational issue

Qur’anic foundations for understanding hypocrisy

Definitions and characteristics in prior studies

DINAMIKA ILMU Vol. 20 No. 1, 2020 P-ISSN: 1411-3031; E-ISSN: 2442-9651 doi: [http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v20i1.1929](http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v20i1.1929) Prevention of Hypocritical Behavior and Its Perspective in Islamic Education Syamsu Nahar UINSUMedan, Indonesia e-mail: [syamsunahar.edu@gmail.com](syamsunahar.edu@gmail.com) Abstract Hypocritical behavior needs to be watched out for because it is symptomatic in the community, especially now with access to global relationships without any boundaries of place and time where it is associated through social media, people who are infected with this disease are very difficult to guess, can only be known with certain signs namely: lying, treasonous, broken promises, riya, like to slander and spread lies. The purpose of this study is to explore broadly regarding with detail concept of hypocricy from several vital point of views i.e. from Al-Qur‘an, Hadith, and Islamic interpreters. Furthermore, it is also highly urgent to avoid ourselves and teenagers from being a hypocrite. Hence, recognizing signs and characteristics of hypocrites is also crucial in order for us to be more alert toward this issue. Many studies about hypocricy have been conducted by many researchers in various condition including education, politics, and so fort. In this study, hypocracy is also discussed from Islamic education perspective. Keywords: characteristics of hypocrites, hypocritical behavior, perspective of Islamic education A. Introduction Alquran is the main reference for Muslims, in all activities, both related to Allah, which is implemented by ritual worship and it is well known as habl minallah, as well as relations between human and the environment, it is well known as habl minannas. The Alquran as a holy book which is absolutely believed by Muslim, has become a spring that never dries, even though it is always being drained. Because the value contained in it is extraordinarily unlimited, besides its universal value, it is always updated all the time. One of many discussions in the Qur'an is regarding hypocrisy, a bad character that must be shunned by faithful people who believe in Allah and Prophet. Hypocritical behavior is hated by Allah and His Prophets, because this behavior is more dangerous than the infidel. The infidelis easily known by the identity and the behavior clearly that he is an infidel, but the hypocrite isnot clear his identity, in the presence of believers (mu'min) he is as if someone who really believes in Allah and His Prophets, but behind a believer, is actually an enemy of a believer. The attitude of pretending to be faithful, his character who likes to denounce and reject the truth and these other negative characters are revealed in Al-Qur'an in various surah and verses. In general, Al-Qur‘an cannot be understood properly and comprehensively if there is no knowledge related to Al-Qur‘an, therefore it is necessary for interpretes or person who has the capability and scientific competence of Al-Qur‘an to explain the purpose of the verses existed in Al-Qur‘an. In this paper, the researcher described how exactly the hypocritical behavior in AlQur‘an by analyzing the views of classical and modern interpreters, it is expected that this paper can reveal clearly and comprehensively the hypocritical behavior in the Quran. Specifically about hypocricy, it is obvious that it has spread out in all aspects of life (Gastner et al., 2019) . Moreover, there are many experts who define that hypocricy is a form of moral and behaviour deviations that can affect ourlives. Hypocrite is assumed to be someone whose action is inconsistent with his words (Alicke, Gordon, & Rose, 2013; Aikin, 2008; Jordan et al., 2017; Kreps, Laurin, & Merritt, 2017) . In accordance with the previous researchers, Effrona et al. (2018) said that hypocrite is a person who has ―word-deed misalignment‖. It means that there is also contradiction between what he is saying and doing. To sum

FAQs

Why is hypocritical behavior difficult to recognize in society?

The document explains that people can appear consistent with faith in front of believers while behaving as an enemy behind them. It also notes the modern context of social media makes such identification especially challenging.

What signs of hypocritical behavior does the study emphasize?

It highlights lying, betrayal, broken promises, riya, slandering, and spreading lies as key indicators.

How does the study approach hypocrisy from an Islamic education perspective?

It explores hypocrisy through Al-Qur’an, Hadith, and interpretations by both classical and modern Islamic scholars, aiming to clarify the concept comprehensively and promote prevention for adults and teenagers.

Oct 15, 2026

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