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Why People Lie
of idolatry, for this involves regarding another person or crea-
ture as Allah's equal or superior (Allah is surely beyond that),
and thus, in effect, granting this creature the status of a deity.
Those who are nervous of others and behave according to that
person's wishes fall into the trap of idolatry. The believers are
aware of this truth and so worship only Allah. The Qur'an re-
lates the words of one believer, as follows:
Am I to take as deities instead of Him those whose in-
tercession, if the All-Merciful desires harm for me,
will not help me at all and cannot save me? In that
case, I would clearly be misguided. (Surah Ya Sin,
36:23-24)
As we can see, nobody can harm anybody else or say even
one word to another person without Allah's permission. For
this reason, fearing other people and lying is idolatry, a sin
Allah will not forgive (Surat an-Nisa', 4:48). Given this, people
who lie because they are nervous of others should repent and
take refuge in Allah, because they have sinned and fallen into
idolatry.
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