Umme Kuthūm shares a teaching she received from the Holy Prophet (peace be
“One who promotes peace among people, speaks kindly, or conveys good news
Abdullah bin Mas‘ūd relates a valuable message from the Holy Prophet:
“It is your duty to speak the truth, for truth leads to goodness, and goodness leads to
Paradise. The one who consistently speaks the truth and strives to do so is regarded as truthful by Allah. Beware of falsehood, for it leads to indecency and indecency leads to the Hell-Fire. The one who persists in falsehood is labeled as a liar by Allah.”
“There are three signs of a hypocrite, even if they observe fasting, prayers, and claim to be a Muslim: when they speak, they speak untruths; when they make a promise, they do not keep it; and when they are entrusted with something, they betray that