 it was said one of the hidden aspects of hypocrisy is to appear as if you are not hypocritical. and one of the most eloquent ways to attack someone is to attack someone then ask god for forgiveness then wait a while then return to attack someone who is greater and more serious than the first so that he can trust you in it. and it is said if this had been due to envy he would not have gone back on the first attack.
وكان يقال من غامض الرياء أن ترى بأنك لا ترائي. ومن أبلغ الطعن على ما تريد الطعن عليه أن تطعن ثم تستغفر الله، ثم تتمهل فترة، ثم تعود لطعن هو أعظم منه وأطم من الأول؛ ليوثق بك فيه، ويقال إن هذا لو كان عن حسد ما رجع عن الطعن الأول.