other side of his jaw. As soon as the second side was torn apart, the other side of his jaw would heal. I asked the man who took me there, “What is this?” The man replied, “This man was a liar. He will be punished like this in his grave until the Day of Judgement.”^[1]

Sayyidunā Abū ꜤAbd al-Raḥmān Ḥātim Aṣam Balkhi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states, “We have heard that the liar will be transformed into a dog in Hell, the one who is jealous will be transformed into a pig, and a backbiter will be turned into a monkey.”^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, this narration is a warning for people who lie, backbite, and feel jealousy when their Muslim brothers receive blessings. Lying may grant you success in this temporary world, but it will be a cause of nothing but regret in the grave and the Hereafter. We cannot bear the pain of a toothache in this world, so how will we tolerate the pain of having our jaw ripped apart in the Hereafter? The one who cannot endure an insect bite in this world, how will he endure punishment in the grave? Sometimes, the liar is punished in this world as well as the Hereafter.

The lying thief

A man once stole money from his cousin, but the cousin caught the thief in Masjid al-Ḥarām and told him to return the stolen goods. The thief called his cousin a liar, so the victim told him to take an oath if he was telling the truth. Hearing this, the thief stood next to Maqām Ibrāhīm whilst facing the Kaaba and took an oath. Upon witnessing this, the