Hadith>Articles>Regarding Lies

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان: اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

Translation: Allah in the name of the most Affectionate the Merciful

Du’a for Reading the Book or Islamic Lesson

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson , you will remember whatever you study.

Translation:Ya Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is the most honourable and glorious! (Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Durud Sharif once before and after the Du’a.

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان:اور اگر جب وہ اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کریں تو اے محبوب تمہارے حضور حاضر ہوں اور پھر اللہ سے معافی چاہیں اور رسول ان کی شفاعت فرمائے تو ضرور اللہ کو بہت توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان پائیں۔

                                                                                                      

Translation of Kanzul Iman:And if when they do justice unto their souls, then O beloved! They should come to you and then beg forgiveness of Allah and the messenger should intercede for them then surely, they would find Allah Most Relenting, Merciful (4:64)

Excellence of Durud Shareef

The Noble Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم has stated, ‘Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah عزوجل sends ten mercies upon him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 166, vol. 1)

Regarding Lies in the Light of Hadith

Hadith 1: It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم says, ‘Make honesty essential (upon you), since truthfulness leads to good deeds and good deeds lead one towards the corridors of Jannat (Paradise). A man continuously speaks the truth and he continues to strive to be truthful, until by Allah, he is recorded as being a Siddique[1] (Honest Person). Abstain from lies, for lies leads to corruption and corruption leads to the alleyway of hell, and man continuously tells lies and goes all-out to lie, until by Allah, he is recorded as being a Kaz’zab[2]’.

Hadith 2: It is in Tirmizi from Hazrat Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The person who leaves telling lies, and it is futile (i.e. lies is something that one should leave), then a house will be erected for him on the perimeters of Jannat and whosoever abstains from disputing (quarrelling) even though he is on the right[3], then a house will be erected for him in the middle of Jannat, and whosoever adorned himself with good character, then for him, a house will be erected in the elevated level of Jannat’.

Hadith 3: It is in Tirmizi from ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said that when a person tells lies, then through its foul odour, the Angels stay a mile away from him.

Hadith 4: Abu Dawud reported from Sufyan bin Asad Hadhrami رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ. He says I heard Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم saying, ‘To say something which is a lie to your Muslim brother, whereas he believes you to be telling the truth, is from amongst the things which are regarded as a breach of trust.’

Hadith 5: Imam Ahmed and Baihaqi have reported from Abu Umaama رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The nature of a Muslim can consist of all traits, except distrustfulness and lies.’ In other words, both these things are contrary to Imaan. It is very important for a Momin (true believer) to stay away from these (traits).

Hadith 6: Imam Maalik and Baihaqi have reported from Safwaan bin Sulaym that the Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم was asked, ‘Can a believer be a coward?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Yes’. It was then asked, ‘Can a believer be a miser?’ He  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّمreplied, ‘Yes.’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم was asked, ‘Can a believer be a liar?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘No.’

Hadith 7: Imam Ahmed reported from Hazrat Abu Bakr رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Abstain from lies, since (telling a) lie is contrary to Imaan.’

Hadith 8: Imam Ahmed reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A servant does not become a true believer unless he abstains from telling lies even when he is being humorous, and (unless) he does not abstain from quarrelling, even though he may be right’.

Hadith 9: Imam Ahmed, Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and Daarimi have reported on the authority of Bahz bin Hakeem, from his father, who narrated from his grandfather that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘May he be devastated, who speaks and whilst doing so lies to amuse people (causing them to laugh). For him there is devastation! For him there is devastation!’

Hadith 10: Baihaqi reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A person, who speaks only so that he could amuse people, falls into hell at depth which is greater than the distance between the sky and the earth. The amount of errors that are caused by the tongue, are far more than the errors caused by the foot’.

Hadith 11: Abu Dawud and Baihaqi reported from Abdullah ibn Aamir رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ who says ‘Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم was present in our home and my mother summoned me, (by saying), ‘Come, I will give you (something)’. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘what do you intend giving him?’ She said, ‘Dates’. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘If you would not have given (him) anything, you would have been accountable for a lie being recorded for you.’

Hadith 12: Baihaqi reported from Abu Burza رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Telling lies causes the face to become black (dark) and tale bearing causes torment in the grave.’

Hadith 13: It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Umm-e-Kulthum رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘That person is not a liar, who brings peace between people, says good things, and delivers good words’. In other words, he says good things on behalf of one person to another, even though that person did not say it. For example (he says), he has conveyed Salaam to you and he speaks highly of you.

Hadith 14: Tirmizi reported from Asma bint Yazid رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Lies is not correct (appropriate) except in three situations: (1) A man says something to please his wife; (2) to lie in a dispute; and (3) to lie with the intention of bringing peace between people’.

---

[1] Siddique refers to a truly honest person. It is also the epithet of honoured to the first Khalifa of Islam Hazrat Abu Bakr as Siddique رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ

[2] A Kaz’zab refers to a liar and the word Kizb means ‘lies.’

[3] It means that even though he is on the right, he still abstains from a dispute.

Ya Allah عزوجل of Mustafa  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! We make sincere Dua that  blesses us all with strength in Imaan and true love for the Holy Prophet  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلمand for all those who follow that which has been taught and commanded by Him. Amin! (Source: Extracted from Bahaar-e-Shariat Volume 16)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭٭