Prophetic Guidance
"Prophetic Guidance on Honesty & Truthfulness"
Prophetic Guidance on Honesty
Truthfulness Leads to Righteousness
عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ, وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ
“You must be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise, beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Hellfire.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6094
Signs of a Hypocrite
آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ
“The signs of a hypocrite are three: whenever he speaks, he lies; whenever he promises, he breaks it; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 33 / Sahih Muslim, Hadith 59
Trustworthiness and Faith
لَا إِيمَانَ لِمَنْ لَا أَمَانَةَ لَهُ، وَلَا دِينَ لِمَنْ لَا عَهْدَ لَهُ
“He has no (complete) faith who is not trustworthy, and he has no religion who does not keep his covenant.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 12567