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 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 her at all, rather it has benefited her. Whereas, lying is a cause of internal deterioration for the liar, lying makes the liar courageous to commit other sins and lying leads 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 our hereafter, it can stain our personality, it 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 obtain some benefits, making other Islamic sisters laugh by telling false jokes, amusing other Islamic sisters by narrating false dreams, rather narrating false dreams to other Islamic sisters and amassing money, attaching false titles to one’s own name to gain respect and fame, avoiding responsibilities by inventing false excuses, preventing the rights of deserving people by using source, making false promises when trading and taking advantage of other Islamic sisters’ helplessness, mentioning false excuses and  collecting sympathies of Islamic sisters for oneself etc., have embedded in our society.

Ponder for a moment! When lying excessively is considered to be the secret to success, when lying is considered the way to gain blessings in wealth, then how will the society flourish? The punishment for lying is very frightening.