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Do not tell lies. Despite having hunger, some people tell lies on such occasions. Here are some examples of false statements, ‘I have eaten a stomach full’, ‘My stomach is full’, ‘No, no, there is no place in my stomach’, ‘I am telling the truth’, ‘I am not hungry at all.’ etc.
Bear in mind that lying is a major sin and a Ḥarām act that could lead to Hell. We should be extremely cautious while treading on the path of Taqwā (asceticism). We must not be deceived by our Nafs into committing Ḥarām deeds like ostentation, lying, having pride, disobedience to parents, belittling and having an ill opinion about Muslims just for fulfilling the Mustaḥab act of eating less. Remember that Nafs always induces everyone to do evil. The Holy Quran states:
اِنَّ النَّفۡسَ لَاَ مَّارَۃٌۢ بِا لسُّوۡٓءِ
Without doubt, Nafs strongly commands bad deeds.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, verse 53)
We should make every possible effort to overcome our Nafs. Without doubt, there are glad tidings of Paradise for the person who overpowers his Nafs and succeeds in preventing it from evil desires. In this regard, the Holy Quran states:
وَ اَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّہٖ وَ نَہَی
النَّفۡسَ عَنِ الۡہَوٰی ﴿ۙ۴۰﴾ فَاِنَّ الۡجَنَّۃَ ہِیَ الۡمَاۡوٰی ﴿ؕ۴۱﴾
And he who feared standing in front of his Creator and prevented his Nafs from desires, without doubt, for him is Paradise.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ An-Nāzi’āt, verse 40, 41)
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