Warning Against Lying
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Question:
Did it come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the believer does not lie, but may commit other sins? What is the guidance regarding the hadith of one who lies, then repents, and fears that he may have been recorded as a liar? What is his obligation?
Answer:
The truthful believer does not lie, but he may lie due to a deficiency in his faith or weakness in his faith. Therefore, it is obligatory for every believer to guard against lying. He should strive for truthfulness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Tawbah: 119], and He said: [Surat al-Ma'idah: 119].
Therefore, it is obligatory to strive for truthfulness and guard against lying wherever one is, except in the cases where lying is permissible. Umm Kulthum, the daughter of 'Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her), said:. In this, there is no harm in the three cases if one lies for the sake of benefit. In these three cases, there is no harm: reconciliation between people, in war without treachery, and in a man's conversation with his wife, and a woman's conversation with her husband.
Did it come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the believer does not lie, but may commit other sins? What is the guidance regarding the hadith of one who lies, then repents, and fears that he may have been recorded as a liar? What is his obligation?
Answer:
The truthful believer does not lie, but he may lie due to a deficiency in his faith or weakness in his faith. Therefore, it is obligatory for every believer to guard against lying. He should strive for truthfulness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Hold fast to truthfulness! For truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man will continue to tell the truth and strive for truthfulness until he is recorded with Allah as a sincere friend. And beware of lying! For lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire.
عليكم بالصدق! فإن الصدق يهدي إلى البر، وإن البر يهدي إلى الجنة، ولا يزال الرجل يصدق ويتحرى الصدق حتى يكتب عند الله صديقًا، وإياكم والكذب! فإن الكذب يهدي إلى الفجور، والفجور يهدي إلى النارO you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are true.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَThis is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow
هَذَا يَوْمُ يَنْفَعُ الصَّادِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُTherefore, it is obligatory to strive for truthfulness and guard against lying wherever one is, except in the cases where lying is permissible. Umm Kulthum, the daughter of 'Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her), said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not heard to permit anything of lying except in three cases: in war, in reconciliation between people, and in a man's conversation with his wife and a woman's conversation with her husband.
لم يسمع النبي ﷺ يرخص في شيء من الكذب إلا في ثلاث: في الحرب، والإصلاح بين الناس، وحديث الرجل امرأته والمرأة زوجها
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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