11.08.06
The Wickedness of Lying
Great quote, for all of us to ponder upon. Let us all eradicate this disease of deceiving, and lying. Its not healthy and you will pay a price for it. God is Just.
Imam Abi-Muhammad-al-’Askari, the eleventh Imam, [a] said: “Wickedness was put inside a house, and the key (of its door) was rendered to be lies.”
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 72, p. 263
ali jamali Said:
November 8, 2006 at 1:58 am
Salaam allaikum,
This is a beautiful hadith mashallah. I think sometimes people see the worst of sins as very small simply because they are easy to do. Interestingly enough the tongue is one of the strongest and potentially most destructive of weapons that we people possess. With one word we can bring someone to tears and with another word we can make someone smile. A Lie can only bring evil effects and heartbreak.
Words have lasting effects that even physically harming someone doesn’t. I’ve known people who have remembered a bad word or a lie that hurt them for years and years. Beatings heal very quickly but lies and effect of evil words usually take years for us to forget them. May allah forgive us and save us from the evil of lieing and speaking ill of and about others.