Telling lies (2/2)

Furthermore, the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,

"There are three people whom Allah will not speak to, look at, or exonerate on the Day of Judgment, and who will have a painful torment: he who withholds what he has of excessive water from a traveler in the desert, he who sells merchandise after Asr (Late Afternoon) swearing by Allah that he paid more for it than he actually did, and a man gives the pledge to a governor only for the sake of this world,' he will only be loyal if he gets something of this worldly life.”[1]

The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,

"It is a grievous treachery to tell your brother lies when he believes what you say.”[2]

A Hadith states,

"Whoever claimed to have seen a vision while he is lying, on the Day of Judgment he will be commanded to tide two hairs which is impossible.” [3]

The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,                                                

"The worst sin in the sight of Allah is the false witness.”[4]

Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "A servant insists on lying until a black dot be stamped over his heart and so his heart would be stamped as a whole with black color. With Allah such servant would be recorded as a liar.”[5]

The Muslim, therefore, is required to utter only the good words to be safe from error. Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Abu Huriarah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,

 "Whoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day should utter only good word or he should keep silent."

This agreed upon hadith indicates clearly that a person should not speak except with what seems to him as good.

Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said that, "I asked the Messenger of Allah, 'O Messenger of Allah! Who amongst Muslims is the most charitable?' He (Peace be upon him) responded,

"The one who, from his tongue and hands Muslims are safe.”[6]

It is reported in the two Sahihs that,

"A servant may utter a word while he is unaware of its consequences, by it he would be thrown in Hell for a distance more far than the distance between the east and west.”

Bilal Ibn Al-Harith Al-Muzani said the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) declared,

"A man may speak a word out of Allah's Pleasure while he is unaware of its fruits, by which Allah decree pleasure for that man until he meets Him. On the other hand, a man may speak a word out of Allah's wrath while he is unaware of its consequences, by which Allah decree for him displeasure until he meets Him."

Once a righteous man was questioned about the number of Man's faults. Thereupon, he answered,

“Man's faults are innumerable but I know 8000 faults. However, man can conceal these numerous faults through keeping silent with the exception of good speak.”