“And of the people are some who say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day,” but they are not believers.” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 8.
This verse specifically refers to the hypocrites who lived in the time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. They pretended to accept Islam in order to obtain the worldly benefits of being a muslim, such as the spoils of war. Even though this verse refers to them none the less muslims can learn important lessons from their behaviour. First of all, if a muslim desires to adopt noble character they must avoid the characteristics found in the hypocrites which have been extensively discussed in the Holy Quran and the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. A separate audio/video podcast series titled: Hypocrisy, has been created for this very reason and can be accessed using the following links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vgsLwZCChc&list=PLt1Vizm7rRKbDjcAiCtWTX5FVffWmXnh6 and https://www.facebook.com/watch/108539593905598/2701070379987312
But to sum up, this verse indicates the two faced behaviour of the hypocrites. They would say one thing to a person in order to please and derive benefit from them and then say something completely different to someone else for the same reason. The one who behaves in such a manner will be given two tongues of fire on the Day of Judgment. This has been warned in a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4873.
This is an evil trait as it gives birth to several other sins such as lying and backbiting. This verse clearly identifies how the hypocrites lied about their faith. Unfortunately, lying is a far too common sin found within society today even though the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, specifically labelled this sin an aspect of hypocrisy. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 2459. Lying is unacceptable whether it is a small lie or when one lies as a joke. In fact, the one who lies to make people laugh meaning, their aim is not to deceive someone has been cursed three times in one Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2315. If lying while joking is cursed then can one imagine the seriousness of lying while attempting to deceive others?
Another popular type of lie people often speak believing it is not a sin is when they lie to children. This is undoubtedly a sin according to Hadiths such as the one found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4991. It is plain foolishness to lie to children as they will only adopt this sinful habit from the elder who lies to them. Behaving in this manner shows children that lying is acceptable when it is not according to the teachings of Islam.
All muslims desire the company of the Angels yet, when a person lies they are deprived of their company. In fact, the stench that is omitted from the mouth of the liar causes the Angels to move a mile away from them. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 1972. Only in very rare and extreme cases is lying acceptable for example, lying in order to protect the life of an innocent person. Therefore, muslims must avoid all forms of lying irrespective of who they are conversing with.
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