Page 57 - What the Qur'an Says about Liars and Their Methods

How Liars Deceive Themselves
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who do evil
in ignorance and then quickly repent after doing it.
Allah turns toward such people. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. There is no repentance for people who per-
sist in doing evil until death comes to them and who
then say: "Now I repent," nor for people who die as un-
believers. We have prepared for them a painful punish-
ment. (Surat an-Nisa’, 4:17-18)
As Allah tells us in these verses, lying with the self-deluding
claim of repentance at some unspecified point in the future is no
more than a clear manifestation of great insincerity.

Conclusion
As Allah tells us in the Qur'an, "in fact, man will be clear
proof against himself in spite of any excuses he might offer"
(Surat al-Qiyama, 75:14-15). Whatever excuses people put for-
ward, they know very well that lying is dishonest and immoral.
They might convince others that they are justified or innocent,
but Allah sees everything and, most importantly, knows all that
they have said and their true reasons for saying it, as well as what
is going on within them and their hidden thoughts.
Though you speak out loud, He knows your secrets
and what is even more concealed. Allah, there is no god
but Him. The Most Beautiful Names are His. (Surah Ta
Ha, 20:7-8)

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