We have explained that there is the directional guidance that the Messengers used to guide people with to the existence of Allah U, His Messages, the Hereafter and the Reckoning. Those who have accepted the Directional Guidance will be granted Supportive Guidance.

Therefore, the guidance that the hypocrites sold off to buy misguidance is the initial guidance, the natural guidance that Allah U created mankind with, as mentioned in this verse

﴿وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى شَهِدْنَا أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ﴾

“And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam – from their loins – their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They said, ‘Yes, we have testified.’ [This] – lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, ‘Indeed, we were of this unaware.’” [Surah Al-A’raaf: 172].

This scene happened in the spiritual realm when Allah U received testimonies of the sons of Adam u upon themselves.  This is the natural guidance found in the innate disposition of human beings, as said by the Prophet r:

((مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ، فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ… ))

“Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism…”^[1].