Page 104 - What the Qur'an Says about Liars and Their Methods

CONCLUSION:

THE HONEST PERSON

ALWAYS GAINS

T T he majority of people do not think they deserve
to be called liars just because they tell small or
"white" lies. This may arise from their failure to
consider what a lie actually is. Although people might not con-
sider such lies important, based upon their attitude of "What's
wrong with this?" or some other justification, each lie may
place the liar's eternal Hereafter in great danger. Social norms
or people's opinions, whether positive or negative, cannot
change this fact.
At first glance, it may seem that people who are hypocrit-
ical, sly liars obtain certain advantages and benefits in this
world's temporary life. But this is deceptive, for such people
always forfeit all of their respect, both in their own eyes and in
those of others, in the end. In this world, they cannot experi-
ence true friendship, love, trust, sincerity, brotherhood, peace,
or comfort; in the Hereafter, they may be punished very se-
verely. Allah informs us of the situation of liars in the following
verse:
Damned will be the conjecturers, those who flounder
in a glut of ignorance. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 51:10-11)
Sometimes, honest people may find themselves in a posi-
tion of difficulty. But because they are honest and sincere, they

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