‘What is this?’ He replied, ‘This person is a liar, and he will be tormented in this way in the grave until the Day of Judgement.’

(Masawi-il-Akhlaq lil-Kharaa`iti, pp. 76, Hadees 131, The Lying Thief, pp. 14)

The famous (prominent) saint Sayyiduna Abu ‘Abdur Rahman Haatim Asam Balkhi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَيْـه stated: ‘It has been relayed to us that a liar will be transformed into a dog in Hell; one who bears jealousy will be transformed into a pig and a backbiter will be transformed into a monkey.’

(Tanbih-ul-Mughtarrin, pp. 194, The Lying Thief, pp. 10)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! The aforementioned narration is not only a lesson of admonition for jealous people and backbiters rather also a warning for liars too. Even though people who prosper on this mortal world via lying can’t stop themselves from boasting out of pride; in their graves and the afterlife they will be left with no choice but to drown in disappointment. Just think for a second! How can someone who on this earth can’t even endure the agony of a tooth ache, endure the agony of his jaws being torn apart in the afterlife? How will someone who becomes restless on a mosquito bite in this world manage to endure the torment for liars inside his grave? Most liars face the divine wrath of Almighty Allah on this earth for lying [even before they die]. Hence:

The lying thief

Once, a man stole his cousin’s belongings. The owner caught the thief in the blessed Haram (in Makkah) and claimed for his belongings, but the thief responded, ‘You are lying’. The owner replied, ‘If it is so, then swear an oath.’ Listening to this, the thief swore (in front of the Holy Ka’bah) standing beside ‘Maqaam-e-Ibraheem’. Seeing this, the owner raised his hands for prayer standing between ‘Rukn-e-Yamani’ and ‘Maqaam-e-Ibraheem’. After a short while, as soon as the owner started praying, the thief went insane and started screaming and shrieking, ‘What has happened to me? And what has happened to the belongings? And what has happened to the owner?’

When this news was heard by Sayyiduna ‘Abdul Muttalib رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, the blessed grandfather of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he came, collected the belongings, handed them over to the owner and went away; whereas the thief kept running, shrieking, and crying, until he eventually fell off a mountain and ended up being eaten by wild animals.

(Akhbar Makkah lil-Azraqi, vol. 2, pp. 26)