It is not possible to achieve noble character without truthfulness. In fact, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has made it clear in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6637, that truthfulness leads to righteousness and this leads to Paradise. A person remains steadfast on the truth until they are recorded with Allah, the Exalted, as a truthful person. Whereas lying leads to sins and they lead to Hell. A person will keep telling lies until they are recorded with Allah, the Exalted, as a liar. It is quite clear from this Hadith alone the importance of remaining truthful and avoiding lies.
The first aspect of truthfulness is truthfulness in sincerity. This means a muslim should aim to please Allah, the Exalted, in all their acts and thoughts. They should not partner any other intention with pleasing Allah, the Exalted. Otherwise, they might find that on Judgment Day they are told to seek their reward for who they acted for as Allah, the Exalted, is in no need of a partner. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 3154. Chapter 18 Al Kahf, verse 110:
“…So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord – let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone.”
A part of sincerity is that when others praise a person for their good deeds they in turn praise Allah, the Exalted, knowing He was the One who granted them the ability to perform the righteous deed. Through this they turn away from becoming pleased at the pleasure of people. The one who reaches this level is always afraid, even though they perform many righteous deeds, that their deeds may be rejected because of a lack of truthfulness in their sincerity. Chapter 23 Al Mu’minun, verse 60:
“And they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord.”
The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 3175, that this verse refers to these pious people.
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