The Importance of Truthfulness in Islam
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The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you and bless you and your knowledge, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to place that in your scales of good deeds. We begin this meeting, may Allah protect you, with this question from our brother Salman. He says: Truthfulness is a noble character, one of the most important traits of the Muslim, and truthfulness is the mirror of a pure soul; the truthful person reveals the purity of his soul, for there is no crookedness in him. Truthfulness is a noble disposition that indicates the soundness of the fitrah (innate natural disposition). We ask your honor to guide us with evidence on this topic: speaking about the importance of truthfulness for the Muslim.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, truthfulness is a noble character that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, praised, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised, and the wise praised in their poetry and proverbs. Truthfulness is a noble trait that the believer, in particular, and the people of good character, in general, adorn themselves with. They avoid lying, which is its opposite. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, praised the truthful ones:[Al-Ahzab 33:23] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4989Sahih (Al-Albani).
And the difference between the believer and the hypocrite is that the believer is truthful in his speech, while the hypocrite lies when he speaks. Truthfulness is a noble character and a great attribute, and it is obligatory for the believer to adorn himself with truthfulness with Allah, Mighty and Majestic:[Al-Ahzab 33:23].
Likewise, he is truthful with himself, urging his soul to what benefits it and keeping it away from what harms it. He is truthful with people in his conversation, his news, and his dealings. He adorns himself with truthfulness in all his affairs, and he avoids lying and stays away from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you and bless you and your knowledge, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to place that in your scales of good deeds. We begin this meeting, may Allah protect you, with this question from our brother Salman. He says: Truthfulness is a noble character, one of the most important traits of the Muslim, and truthfulness is the mirror of a pure soul; the truthful person reveals the purity of his soul, for there is no crookedness in him. Truthfulness is a noble disposition that indicates the soundness of the fitrah (innate natural disposition). We ask your honor to guide us with evidence on this topic: speaking about the importance of truthfulness for the Muslim.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, truthfulness is a noble character that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, praised, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised, and the wise praised in their poetry and proverbs. Truthfulness is a noble trait that the believer, in particular, and the people of good character, in general, adorn themselves with. They avoid lying, which is its opposite. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, praised the truthful ones:
Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -
مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًاIndeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise, and a man will keep on being truthful and seeking truthfulness until he is recorded by Allah as a truthful one. And indeed, lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire, and a man will keep on lying
إن الصدق يهدي إلى البر، وإن البر يهدي إلى الجنة، ولا يزال الرجل يصدق ويتحرى الصدق حتى يكتب عند الله صديقا، وإن الكذب يهدي إلى الفجور، والفجور يهدي إلى النار، ولا يزال الرجل يكذبcontinues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as a great liar
الكذب حتى يكتب عند الله كذاباAnd the difference between the believer and the hypocrite is that the believer is truthful in his speech, while the hypocrite lies when he speaks. Truthfulness is a noble character and a great attribute, and it is obligatory for the believer to adorn himself with truthfulness with Allah, Mighty and Majestic:
Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah
مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِLikewise, he is truthful with himself, urging his soul to what benefits it and keeping it away from what harms it. He is truthful with people in his conversation, his news, and his dealings. He adorns himself with truthfulness in all his affairs, and he avoids lying and stays away from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/229 — archive.org (0:56)
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