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A famous hadith states, "Telling of truth is a virtue and virtue leads to Paradise and the servant who endeavours to tell the truth is recorded as truthful, and lie is obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire, and the servant who endeavours to tell a lie is recorded as a liar.". | A famous hadith states, "Telling of truth is a virtue and virtue leads to Paradise and the servant who endeavours to tell the truth is recorded as truthful, and lie is obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire, and the servant who endeavours to tell a lie is recorded as a liar.". | ||
The tradition does however record Muhammad allowing a companion to lie in order to assassinate Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf. When it came to warfare hadiths recording his saying: "war is deceit." This is of course a strategem of war that has been employed across the ages and cultures of the world. The Quran calls Allah al-Haqq (The Truth, e.g. {{Quran|22|6}}), though some consider this ironic as Allah himself is recorded as being "the best deceiver" when he rescued Muhammad from the plotting of the disbelievers, and as leading those he disapproves of to the fire; in fact, according to the doctrine of [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Predestination|qadr]] all those who go to hell are deliberately decieved by Allah into this final doom. A few verses permit believers to hide their faith when under threat. This was of great use a few centuries later when Shia Muslims were persecuted by the Abbasids. However, it has never been understood as a general dispensation to lie ( | The tradition does however record Muhammad allowing a companion to lie in order to assassinate Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf. When it came to warfare hadiths recording his saying: "war is deceit." This is of course a strategem of war that has been employed across the ages and cultures of the world. The Quran calls Allah al-Haqq (The Truth, e.g. {{Quran|22|6}}), though some consider this ironic as Allah himself is recorded as being "the best deceiver" when he rescued Muhammad from the plotting of the disbelievers, and as leading those he disapproves of to the fire; in fact, according to the doctrine of [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Predestination|qadr]] all those who go to hell are deliberately decieved by Allah into this final doom. A few verses permit believers to hide their faith when under threat. This was of great use a few centuries later when Shia Muslims were persecuted by the Abbasids. However, it has never been understood as a general dispensation to lie (as explained in the article [[Taqiyya]]). | ||
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====Forged speech invalidates fasting==== | ====Forged speech invalidates fasting==== | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|3|31|127|}}Narrated Abu Huraira: | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|3|31|127|}}|Narrated Abu Huraira: | ||
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)"}} | The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)"}} | ||
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====Lying, breaking promises and betrayal are signs of a hypocrite==== | ====Lying, breaking promises and betrayal are signs of a hypocrite==== | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|73|117|Narrated Abu Huraira: | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|73|117|}}|Narrated Abu Huraira: | ||
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)".}} | Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be dishonest)".}} | ||