An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
8. Manners In Speech
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heard this saying of the Prophet. Uqbah complied
with Ayyub’ s request, saying, “On the day of
Judgement, God will conceal the faults of one who
has himself saved a believer from humiliation in
this world.”
(AL-ADAB AL-MUFRAD)
A LIAR IS A HYPOCRITE
When the Prophet was asked if it was possible for a
believer to be a coward, he replied that it was.
When asked whether a believer could possibly be
miserly, he again replied in the affirmative. But
when he was asked whether a believer could be a
liar, he said that he could not. According to
Hudhaifah, when anyone told a lie in the days of
the Prophet, that was tantamount to being a
hypocrite. “And now,” he remarked, “I hear all of
you telling lies ten times a day.”
VIEWING STATEMENTS FROM A PARTICULAR
STANDPOINT
A companion of the Prophet was once heard to
pray: “Lord’; have mercy on me and on
