Bismillah,
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always
speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of trouble! Here is a
story of a man who did a lot of bad things, but his promise to tell the
truth saved him.
Once a man came to the prophet Muhammad (S) and
said, "Oh prophet of Allah, I have many bad habi...ts. Which one of them
should I give up first?" The prophet said, "Give up telling lies first
and always speak the truth." The man promised to do so and went home.
At
night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he
thought for a moment about the promise he made with the prophet. "If
tomorrow the prophet asks me where have I been, what shall I say? Shall I
say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie.
If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call me a thief.
I would be punished for stealing."
So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next
day, he felt like drinking wine, when he was about to do so, he said to
himself, "What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what did I do
during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people
will hate me, because a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine." And so he
gave up the idea of drinking wine.
In this way, whenever the man
thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the
truth at all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became
a good Muslim and a very good person.
If you always speak the
truth, you can be a good person, a good Muslim whom Allah likes and
favors. If Allah - our Creator - is pleased with us, He will reward us
with HEAVEN, which is a place of happiness and joy.
Jazakallah for reading,
See you next time
Salam Peace :)
Source:FB's ISLAMIC KIDS ZONE
Most Certain that TRUTH sets us FREE!
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