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HARUN YAHYA

With the rise of Islam, the Prophet (saas) called upon all people
to be honest in their lives:
“Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness
leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth
until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to
wickedness and evil-doing, and wickedness and evil-doing
lead to the (Hell) Fire.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
“Observe truthfulness as a duty and always speak the
truth, for truthfulness puts you on the path of virtue, and
virtue leads you to Paradise, and when a person tells the
truth as a rule, and makes truthfulness a way of life, he
attains the place of sincerity and faithfulness, and, with
Allah, his name is written as a truthful. And stay strictly
away from falsehood, for falsehood puts you on the path
of immorality, and leads you to Hell, and when a man
takes to lying, the sequel is that his name is written, with
Allah, as a great liar.” (Sahih Muslim)
“Nine tenths of provision (rizq) comes from trading.”
(Gharib al-Hadith)
Countless hadiths state that those involved with commerce
should pay great attention to truthfulness. For example, the
Prophet (saas) gave the good news that an honest trader will
be together with martyrs in the Hereafter. Those who do not
give priority to truthfulness will meet with inconceivable diffi-
culties in both worlds.
“The traders will be resurrected on the Day of
Resurrection with the sinners except those of them who
were Allah-fearing, pious and truthful.” (al-Tirmidhi)
“On the Day of Judgment, the truthful merchant will be
under the shadow of the Great Heavens.” (al-Isbahani)
“The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return

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