1He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: A person speaks, and does so only to make people laugh, due to it, he falls in such depth of Hell that is even more than the distance between the sky and earth. Undoubtedly, the wrongdoing that one commits through his tongue is severer than the one that he commits through his feet. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 4, pp. 213, Hadees 4832)

  2Woe to him who lies when he speaks so that he makes people laugh through it. Woe to him! Woe to him!

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 142, Hadees 2322)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! There is sheer loss in having useless gatherings, wasting time and telling false stories in order to make others laugh. Because in such gatherings, it becomes extremely difficult to protect your tongue against the sins like useless conversation, backbiting, tale-telling and lying etc.

Suppose, in case one ever has to attend such gathering, then she shall try to refrain from these sins and speak the truth instead of lying. Our righteous predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی would never lie. Rather, they would always speak the truth even if the other person did not like it.

Sayyiduna Taa`oos رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه went to the caliph of the time, Hashshaam, and asked him: ‘Hashshaam! How are you?’ He replied furiously: ‘Why did you not address me as “Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen?”’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: ‘Because all the Muslims do not agree with your caliphate. Hence, I feared in case calling you Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen would be deemed as a lie.’ May the Mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ be upon him and may we be forgiven for his sake.

Lying despite having a desire for something

Dear Islamic sisters! One form of lying quite prevalent in our society is also that if an Islamic sister needs something and also wants to acquire it, but when asked whether she wants it, she lies and replies: I do not want it.

Sayyidatuna Asma Bint-e-‘Umays رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا states: I humbly asked: ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! If anyone of us desires for something and