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Why are Bedouins described as hypocritical, infidel, and unintelligent in some sermons and narratives, despite the presence among them of those committed to their religion and knowledgeable of its laws, and the existence of narratives proving their eloquence and shrewdness?

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The Bedouins are the desert dwellers, and among them are believers and disbelievers, righteous and wicked. It is not correct to generalize in condemning them or to judge all of them as disbelievers or hypocrites. Despite their harshness and rough nature, Allah condemned them as being more severe in disbelief and hypocrisy than city dwellers due to their distance from the heartland of revelation and knowledge. Nevertheless, some of them believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they consider what they spend as offerings to Allah. These individuals draw closer to Allah through their spending and seek the Prophet's prayer for them, and Allah will admit them into His mercy. The true measure among people is piety, for whoever is more pious is more honorable in the sight of Allah.

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