Asalamalaikum sheikh, to others I seem very pious and strong in deen, but when i’m by myself I engage in sins that is known to Allah and myself. Is this a trait of a hypocrite? I warn people against sins that I fall into myself regularly but hide them. I fear that I share traits with the Munafiqeen.

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

No, this is not hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is hiding disbelief while showing Islam. What is upon you is to stay under Allah’s cover, repent, and keep warning others, because the one who forbids evil does not have to be free of sin, but you must work to make your deeds match your words.