Page 41 - What the Qur'an Says about Liars and Their Methods

Lying is Cooperation With Satan
informs us of these lies in the following verses:
Then Satan whispered to them, disclosing to them
their private parts, which had been concealed from
them. He said: "Your Lord has only forbidden you
this tree, lest you become angels or among those who
live forever." He swore to them: "I am one of those
who give you good advice." (Surat al-A`raf, 7:20-21)
Satan deceived Adam (as) and Eve by lying. In addition,
he presented himself as extremely well-intentioned and said
that he had done them a favor by giving advice, a "fact" upon
which he swore an oath. As we have seen, swearing oaths and
claiming to be well-intentioned would later come to be among
all liars' most defining characteristics.
In another verse, Allah informs us that Satan makes many
promises to people, even though he cannot fulfill them:
When the affair is decided, Satan will say: "Allah
made you a promise, a promise of truth, and I made
you a promise but broke my promise. I had no au-
thority over you, except that I called you and you re-
sponded to me. Do not, therefore, blame me but
blame yourselves. I cannot come to your aid nor you
to mine. I reject the way you associated me with
Allah before." The wrongdoers will have a painful
punishment. (Surah Ibrahim, 14:22)

Satan lies all the time
While deciding or thinking about something, people lis-
ten to both the voice of their conscience and the whispers of
Satan. Believers who possess wisdom and a conscience, who
believe in Allah and the Hereafter, listen to the voice of their
conscience. Most others listen to the voice of Satan, even

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