Book Name:Moasharay Ki Islah
Dear Islamic brothers, from the sins that are driving our society towards destruction, lying is one of them. Lying has strengthened its roots in our society to such an extent that more or less every group in the society has become involved in it.
Remember! Lying is the root of all sins. Lying is an extremely ill habit amongst all the bad habits. Lying is an action which is considered evil by all religions. Lying is an action which weakens the faith. Lying is a cause of ruining the society. Lying is a dreadful action which severs the trust of another. Lying is the favourite act of Satan. Lying is an action which destroys human relations and above all, lying is a cause of the displeasure of Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
Alas! It has become very common in our society to lie upon every matter. The lying person thinks that speaking a lie hasn’t harmed me at all, rather it has benefited me. Whereas, lying is a cause of internal deterioration for the liar, lying makes the liar courageous to commit other sins and lying automatically takes a person towards many other sins.
The consequence of lying is also frightening and unnoticeable. This rare case of lying can lead to great destruction. This rare case of lying can destroy the hereafter of an individual. This rare case of lying can stain the personality of an individual. This rare case of lying damages the atmosphere of trust in a society and this rare case of lying becomes a cause of distorting and destroying the entire society. Now let’s hear the definition of lying:
Allamah Abdul Ghani Nabulusi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه writes: Lying refers to saying something which is against the reality. (Hadiqa Nadiyyah, vol. 2, pp. 400)
Alas! Now the liars no longer consider lying to be a bad thing. مَعَاذَاللّٰہ Dishonest habits such as: lying to benefit from some extra money, making others laugh by telling false jokes, amusing others by narrating false dreams, rather narrating false dreams to others and amassing wealth, attaching false titles to ones name to gain respect and fame, avoiding responsibilities by inventing false excuses, preventing the rights of deserving people by using source, taking false oaths to sell counterfeit items as the original ones, making false