| SAYINGS OF OUR
PROPHET (saas) ON AVOIDING LIES
"On the Resurrection Day, the worst men in Allah's sight
will be the liars, the proud, and those who entertained hatred in the
mind of their friends."17
"You will see on the Resurrection Day the worst man near
Allah with two faces."18
"If you narrate to your brother a narration that he believes
for you but that you do not believe for him, it will be a breach of trust."19
"A man is enrolled near Allah as a liar if he is accustomed
to false speaking and false discussions."20
"I advise you to fear Allah, to speak the truth, to fulfill
a trust, to fulfill a promise, to greet each other with "peace" [salam],
and to be humble."21
"If any man takes an oath in the name of Allah and admits
therein any falsehood, even though it be as minute as a fly's wing, he
will find a spot remaining in his soul up to the Day of Resurrection."22
"O Allah, purify my heart from hypocrisy, my private parts
from fornication, and my tongue from falsehood."23
"He who narrates a dream that he has not seen will be
put to trouble."24
"The worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something
that one has not seen."25
"Treat well my Companions and then those who will come
after them. Thereafter falsehood will spread, so much so that a man will
take oath and then say 'Ihave not taken oath,' and he will bear witness
and then say 'I have not witnessed.' "26
"He who attributes to me a hadith, while knowing it to
be false, is one of the liars."27
"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was asked, 'Can a believer be a liar?' He said: 'No.'"28
"A most serious form of betrayal of faith is that you
tell a lie to a brother while he believes that you are truthful in what
you say."29
"If anyone is pleased to love Allah and His Messenger,
or rather to have Allah and His Messenger love him, he should speak the
truth when he tells anything, fulfil his trust when he is put in a position
of trust, and be a good neighbor."30
"He in whom there are three matters is a hypocrite: (1)
when he speaks, he speaks falsehood, (2) when he promises, he breaks it,
and (3) when he is entrusted with something, he does not fulfill the trust."31
"Speak the truth even though it might be bitter."32
"The honest trader will be with the Prophets, the Truthful,
and the Martyrs."33
"Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the greatest falsehood."34
"Iwarn you against making a false statement and giving
a false testimony."35
"Shall I not inform you of a great sin? Beware, it is
to speak falsehood."36
"Both parties in a business transaction have a right to
annul it so long as they have not separated. If they tell the truth and
make everything clear to each other, they will be blessed in their transaction.
But if they conceal anything and lie, the blessing on their transaction
will be blotted out."37
Abdullah ibn Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah
was asked: "Who among men is the best?" He replied: "Everyone who is pure
of heart and truthful of tongue." They enquired: "Truthful of tongue"-we
know it. But what is "pure of heart"? He said:He is pure and pious upon
whom there is no sin, transgression, deceit, or malice.38
The Holy Prophet was asked about the means of attaining
perfection. He replied:Truthfulness in talk and action with sincerity.39
"Give up what is doubtful to you for that which is not
doubtful, for truth is peace of mind and falsehood is doubt."40
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