Hadhrat Handhala رضي الله عنه ´s fear of hypocrisy
Hadhrat Handhala رضي الله عنه relates, “We were once with Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم when he delivered a sermon that caused our hearts to melt, our eyes to flow with tears and which brought reality before us. When I left Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم and returned home to my wife and children, we discussed worldly affairs, I started to laugh with the children and joke with my wife. The condition that I felt when we were with Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم had vanished. I suddenly realised that I was not whom I had been. The state I was in when with Rasoolullah صلى الله على وسلم was unlike that which I was in when with my Family. I then said to myself, 'O Handhala! You are a hypocrite.' In a state of distress, I left my house repeating the words, 'Handhala has turned hypocrite.' As Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه came up to me, I said to him 'Handhala has turned hypocrite.' 'SubhanAllah!' He exclaimed, 'What are you saying? Handhala can never be a hypocrite.&