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WHAT THE QUR'AN SAYS ABOUT LIARS AND THEIR METHODS
though everything he says is a lie. For example, by telling a
person who wants to help the poor: "If you give this money to
them, your own cash will be reduced and you will have no se-
curity if something goes wrong in the future," Satan tries to
prevent them from performing good deeds. Satan lies because
whenever people do good deeds, Allah is their helper and
friend. Moreover, Allah is the One Who provides their suste-
nance. People can try as much as they like to protect their
money by being as miserly as they wish, but they can obtain a
profit only if Allah wills it.
Satan tells those who intend to begin establishing prayers
in accordance with their conscience such things as: "Whatever
happens, you can establish prayer in the future when you get
old. It doesn't matter if you don't establish prayer now." This is
a blatant lie, because nobody knows how long they will live or
when and where they will die. Therefore, instead of postpon-
ing a good act, a person should perform it right away.
Satan also deceives a wrongdoer with empty promises
and lies. He says to a thief, for instance, things like: "You're in
need. What's wrong with your stealing this? Nobody is watch-
ing you anyway. This can't be counted as theft, because it's
something trivial." In reality, even if nobody sees and notices,
Allah is watching and listening at all times. In the Qur'an,
Allah warns people against Satan and tells us that he deceives
people and that those who are deceived will wind up in Hell:
He makes promises to them and fills them with false
hopes. But what Satan promises them is nothing but
delusion. The shelter of such people will be Hell.
They will find no way to escape from it. (Surat an-
Nisa’, 4:120-21)
Another one of Satan's lies is that they can sin now and re-

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