TRUTHFULNESS

Islamiat Presentation
Definition of truthfulness in Islam
◦ Truthfulness and honesty are very important things in islam.

◦ Being truthful means speaking the truth and also saying things that reflect reality.

◦ The people who speak the truth are always respected in society.

◦ Lying is a punishable sin and it is very easy to do.

◦ If we lie we will surely go to hell and face consequences for our actions.

◦ Being truthful is one of the necessities of a human society, one of the virtues of human behaviour, and
brings great benefits, whilst lying is one of the major elements of corruption in human society, and
the cause of the destruction of social structure and ties, one of the most evil features of bad conduct,
and causes widespread harm. Hence Islam commanded truthfulness and forbade lying.
Hadis and quranic verses
Allah says :O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in word and deeds). [al-Tawbah
9:119]

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said (2/414): It means: be truthful and adhere to truthfulness, and you will
be among its people and will be saved from calamity, and this will make a way out for you from your problems.

Allah says ; if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them. [Muhammad 47:21]

Abd-Allah ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: You must be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A
man will keep speaking the truth and striving to speak the truth until he will be recorded with Allah as a siddeeq
(speaker of the truth). Beware of telling lies, for lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to Hellfire. A man will
keep telling lies and striving to tell lies until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.
Examples from Holy Prophets(pbuh) life
If we look at the life of our holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) before prophet-hood came to him,
he was given the titles of al-Amin and Sadiq by the people of Makah because he was honest. His
truthfulness and honesty was the foundation of his personality, which had already set him far apart
and above everyone. His personality was gentle and non-violent. He never told a lie, never cheated,
always kept his promises and was always helpful to everyone but especially to the poor and orphans.
He was never boastful and was always humble.

When at the age of 40 he was given the gift of prophet-hood, which was called ‘Din-ul-Haq’ meaning a
religion of truth. There was no doubt that he was a prophet as he had already proved that he was a
wonderful person. We all know that to be a true Muslim it is essential to be truthful and honest. If a
Muslim is not honest he is not a true Muslim but an imposter and a hypocrite (a Munnafiq), even if he
observes all the rituals regularly, grows a beard and carries a mark of piety on his forehead.