The Meaning of the Hadith: “Indeed, lying leads to wickedness”
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Question:
These are questions that came in via the internet. The questioner says: It is reported in a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2607a What is the meaning of this hadith? How does lying lead to wickedness? And what is meant by wickedness in the hadith?
Answer:
Wickedness is the opposite of righteousness, and it is stepping out of the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So the wicked person is the one who steps out of the obedience of Allah, and every hypocrite is among those who step out of the obedience of Allah, according to the degree of their stepping out. It is not necessary that he becomes a disbeliever, but he becomes one who has stepped out of the obedience of Allah, either by stepping out into disbelief, or by stepping out into open sinfulness, or by stepping out into sin, depending on the circumstances. So lying leads to wickedness, meaning to stepping out of the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and wickedness leads to the Fire, for “Indeed, the wicked are in blazing Fire”[Al-Infitar 82:13-14]. This is what indicates the need to avoid lying, because it gradually leads a person until it drops him into the Fire. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
These are questions that came in via the internet. The questioner says: It is reported in a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
and lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell
إن الكذب يهدي للفجور، وإن الفجور يهدي إلى النار. ماAnswer:
Wickedness is the opposite of righteousness, and it is stepping out of the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So the wicked person is the one who steps out of the obedience of Allah, and every hypocrite is among those who step out of the obedience of Allah, according to the degree of their stepping out. It is not necessary that he becomes a disbeliever, but he becomes one who has stepped out of the obedience of Allah, either by stepping out into disbelief, or by stepping out into open sinfulness, or by stepping out into sin, depending on the circumstances. So lying leads to wickedness, meaning to stepping out of the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and wickedness leads to the Fire, for “Indeed, the wicked are in blazing Fire”
will be in pleasure, (14) And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire.
لَفِي نَعِيمٍ وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب ما جاء في زعموا — islamhouse.com (53:16)
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