Is it true that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: "Among the signs of hypocrisy is committing a sin as if it were a fly you brushed away from your face"?
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A believer sees his sins as if he is sitting under a mountain, fearing it might fall on him, whereas a wicked person sees his sins as a fly that landed on his nose, which he simply waved away with his hand.
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