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Lying to children-2

Fiqh & Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith & Its Sciences, Knowledge, Knowledge & Seeking Knowledge, Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Parenthood & Raising Children, Parents & Honouring Them, Prophets & Their Stories, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan, Sins, Sins & Avoiding Them, Speech & The Tongue, The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 13 September 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

Yes, this is something people are lenient about: lying to children. Lying to children is not permissible; neither to adults nor to children.

Definitive proof against celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ

Aqeedah & Beliefs, Fiqh & Islamic Jurisprudence, Hadith & Its Sciences, Innovation & Bid'ah, Innovations, Knowledge, Knowledge & Seeking Knowledge, Prophets & Their Stories, Religion, The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 25 August 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

These are three important questions related to those who practice the innovation of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ.

True essence of honesty

Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Speech & The Tongue, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 30 July 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

The true essence of honesty is that you remain truthful in a situation where nothing would save you except lying.

Whoever betrays a Believer

Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prophets & Their Stories, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 28 July 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

Beware of betraying a believer, for whoever betrays a believer has betrayed Allaah and His Messenger.

What is at-Tawakkul?

Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Tawakkul & Trust in Allah, The Heart & Its Diseases, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 22 July 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

"What is at-Tawakkul (reliance)?" al-Hasan al-Basree said:
"It is that nothing in the servant's heart is more trustworthy than their Lord."

Revealing secrets

Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Speech & The Tongue, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 8 June 2026 Abu 'Abdullaah

The corruption (ruin) of most matters stems from two traits: revealing secrets, and trusting those who are treacherous.

Beware of speaking ill of a believer!

Hadith & Its Sciences, Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prophets & Their Stories, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan, Sins, Sins & Avoiding Them, Speech & The Tongue, Tawbah & Repentance, The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Truthfulness & Honesty, Wealth & Poverty, Words of Wisdom 31 July 2025 Abu 'Abdullaah

...and whoever says about a believer something that is not true, he will be made by Allaah to dwell in the putrid fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell until he retracts what he said.

Gatherings are held in trust

Day of Judgement, Day of Judgement, Family & Marriage, Hadith & Its Sciences, Manners, Manners & Etiquette, Manners & Etiquette, Prophets & Their Stories, Sins, Sins & Avoiding Them, Speech & The Tongue, The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 25 July 2025 Abu 'Abdullaah

The Prophet ﷺ said:
Gatherings are held in trust. Ahmad no.15090, Abu Daawood no.4869 – and al-Albaanee classified it as Hasan.

A tear of the Scholar

Aqeedah & Beliefs, Death & The Grave, Hadith & Its Sciences, Innovation & Bid'ah, Innovations, Knowledge, Knowledge & Seeking Knowledge, Scholars & Their Status, Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan, Time Management & Priorities, Truthfulness & Honesty, Words of Wisdom 11 July 2025 Abu 'Abdullaah

And the people of knowledge are well known; not everyone who has a certificate [becomes a scholar], [nor he who] has graduated from a [university] faculty or...not everyone who has memorised...