SHAFAQNA – The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) was asked: What will save the human being on the Day of Judgement? The Prophet (PBUH) replied: The only way is that one does not try to trick/deceive God; otherwise God will trick/deceive him/her. Because whoever tricks God, God will trick that person and God will take away his/her belief. The one, who tricks God, if is able to understand properly, in fact is tricking himself/herself. The Prophet (PBUH) was asked again: O’ the Prophet of Allah (SWT), how do they trick God? The Prophet (PBUH) replied: They perform a duty commanded by God but in (their) intention, they seek other than God. The Prophet (PBUH) then added: Choose and follow the path of piety, and avoid hypocrisy as hypocrisy is Shirk (polytheism); and the hypocrite will be called by four names on the Day of Judgment: O’ disbeliever; O’ immoral (person); O’ deceitful; O’ loser; your deeds have been lost, and your rewards have been annulled (Batel) [1].
[1] Safinatul Behar, Vol. 1, page 499.