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."16

"You will see on the Resurrection Day the worst man near Allah with two faces."17

"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."18

"A man is enrolled near Allah as a liar if he is accustomed to false speaking and false discussions."19

"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."20

"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."21

"O Allah, purify my heart from hypocrisy, my private parts from fornication, and my tongue from falsehood."22

"He who narrates a dream that he has not seen will be put to trouble."23

"The worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something that one has not seen."24

"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.' "25

"He who attributes to me a hadith, while knowing it to be false, is one of the liars."26

"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, 'Can a believer be a liar?' He said: ‘No.'"27

"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."28

"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."29

"Eğer siz Allah ve Resulünün sizi sevmesini istiyorsanız, size verilen emaneti yerine veriniz. Söylediğiniz vakit doğru söyleyiniz, komşularınız ile güzel komşuluk yapınız." 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

"The honest trader will be with the Prophets, the Truthful, and the Martyrs."34

"Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the greatest falsehood."35

"Iwarn you against making a false statement and giving a false testimony."36

"Shall I not inform you of a great sin? Beware, it is to speak falsehood."37

"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."38

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.39

The Holy Prophet was asked about the means of attaining perfection. He replied:Truthfulness in talk and action with sincerity.40

"Give up what is doubtful to you for that which is not doubtful, for truth is peace of mind and falsehood is doubt."41

Footnotes

16 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.355

17 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.355; Buhari ve Müslim'den

18 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.299

19 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.299

20 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.300

21 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.304; Ebu Nuaym, el-Hılye'de tahriç etmiştir

22 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.300; Tirmizi ve Hakim'den

23 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.301; el-Hatib, et-Tarih'te tahriç etmiştir

24 Sahih-i Buhari, 4. cilt, s. 421

25 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s. 302; Tirmizi'den

26 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.303; Müslim'den

27 Mehmed Zahid Kotku, Hadislerle Nasihatlar, Cilt 1, s.279; Buhari ve Müslim'den

28 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.303; İbn Ebi Şeybe, el-Musannaf'ta tahriç edilmiştir

29 Mehmed Zahid Kotku, Hadislerle Nasihatlar, Cilt 1, Seha Neşriyat, istanbul 1984, s.281

30 Mehmed Zahid Kotku, Hadislerle Nasihatlar, Cilt 1, s.278; Taberani'den

31 Mehmed Zahid Kotku, Hadislerle Nasihatlar, Cilt 1, s.14

32 Kütüb-i Sitte Muhtasarı Tercüme ve Şerhi, 14. cilt, s.554

33 Kütüb-i Sitte Muhtasarı Tercüme ve Şerhi,, 10. cilt, s. 5-6

34 Buhari, Edeb 69; Müslim, Birr 102, 103, (2006, 2607); Muvatta, Kelam 16, (2, 989); Ebu Davud, Edeb 88, (4989);Tirmizi, Birr 46, (1972); Kütüb-i Sitte Muhtasarı Tercüme ve Şerhi, 10. cilt, s.9

35 Tirmizi, Kıyamet 61, (2520); Nesai, Eşribe 50, (8, 327, 328); Kütüb-i Sitte Muhtasarı Tercüme ve Şerhi, 10. cilt, s.9

36 Kütüb-i Sitte Muhtasarı Tercüme ve Şerhi, 10. cilt, s.11

37 Sahih-i Buhari, 3. cilt, s.81

38 Mehmed Zahid Kotku, Hadislerle Nasihatlar, Cilt 1, s. 45

39 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 4. Cilt, s. 779

40 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.299; İbni Mace ve Nesai'den

41 İmam Gazali, İhya'u Ulum'id-din, 3. Cilt, s.303; İbni Mace ve Nesai'den

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  • Introduction
  • Lying is forbidden
  • Why people lie
  • Allah sees, knows, and hears everything
  • Lying is cooperation with satan
  • The liar's dark spiritual state
  • How liars deceive themselves
  • How liars speak and behave
  • The losses of liars
  • The Slyness of Liars
  • The Qur'an describes liars
  • Sincerely confessing lies shows faith in Allah
  • The solution to lying—not wishing to displease Allah
  • Nobody will be able to lie in the hereafter
  • Sayings of our Prophet (saas) on avoiding lies
  • How some Islamic scholars view lying
  • Conclusion: The honest person always gains