The next aspect of truthfulness is truthfulness in self-control and self-knowledge. The muslim who is truthful in their desire to please Allah, the Exalted, will control their soul so that they only obey Him. Whenever they disobey Allah, the Exalted, a muslim should try to discipline their soul by denying it its desires. The soul can behave like a wild animal which is only tamed through discipline. This does not mean a muslim should become extreme in this discipline but they should not fulfil all of their soul’s lawful desires until it obeys Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. One must adopt a give and take relationship with their soul until a balance between obeying Allah, the Exalted, and fulfilling lawful desires is obtained. But it is important to note, the more one limits acting on their lawful desires the less their accountability will be on the Day of Judgement and the less likely they stray and fulfil their unlawful desires.
As Allah, the Exalted, only gave each person one heart it will either be filled with the material world or the hereafter. The more a muslim fulfils their lawful desires the more their heart will be filled with the material world. The more they concentrate on the hereafter the more it will fill their heart until their heart becomes sound. Chapter 26 Ash Shu’ara, verses 88-89:
“The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children. But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.”
An aspect of truthfulness of self-control is to avoid bad company which inspires one towards unnecessary and unlawful desires. As warned by the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4833, a person is on the religion of their friend. This means a person will adopt the characteristics of their friends and companions. So it is important for muslims to accompany only those who aid them in controlling their soul. Chapter 43 Az Zukhruf, verse 67:
“Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous.”
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