Lying

[Ismail Dalbani]

Bismillah Ar-RaHman Ar-RaHeem walHamdulillahi rabil ^alameen was-Salatu wassalam ^ala sayyidina muHammadin ashrafil musaleen wa Habeeb rabil ^alameen.

Lying, it is among the sins of the tongue. It is to utter false information while knowing that what one is saying is not the truth. It is sinful whether done seriously or jokingly.
Al-Bayhaqiyy related that the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said what means: "Lying is not good, whether in seriousness or joking."
 
An example of a lie is for a person to say "I hit that person," when the truth is that he did not do it.
If a lie causes harm to another Muslim, then this is a great sin.
 
There are many things that are among the sins of the tongue and fall under the category of lying. They include: swearing by Allah to a lie, false testimony, and falsely attributing something to Allah and His Prophet.
Swearing by Allah to a lie is one of the major sins. It is for one to swear by Allah to something that is opposite to the truth.
An example is if one says, "By Allah, I did such and such" while knowing that one did not do that action.
Similarly, if one says, "By Allah I did not do such and such" when one has done it. This is considered using God's name in vain, which indicates falling short of glorifying Allah properly.
 
So, it is important to train your tongue to speak the truth and avoid lying. Lying is an ugly habit. There are many people who have the habit of lying a lot, making others call them liars and be unable to trust them.
Remember that our Prophet, may Allah raise his rank, never said a lie in his life, making his people call him "as-Sadiq al-Amin," which means "the Truthful and Trustworthy."