 Assalamu alaikum. In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful, respected viewers, brothers and sisters in Islam, peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. Welcome to Morals and Minutes. This is Muhammad Ali and now we are to talk about truthfulness. O you who believe, have fear of God and be among the truthful. Commonly speaking, truthfulness is restricted only to the truthful speech. Islam, however, teaches that truthfulness is far more than having an honest tongue. In Islam, truthfulness is the conformity of the outer with the inner, the action with the intention, the speech with the belief and the practice with the preaching. Truthfulness is one of the building blocks in achieving one's full potential and achieving success. It is a way through one can live a peaceful and restful life. The individual who is constantly lying seem to always be anxious and relaxing. This because they are in constant fear that someone would find out about the truth. Truthfulness is of such great magnitude that Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, constantly emphasized on it. The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, has said, I order you to be truthful for indeed truthfulness leads to righteousness and indeed righteousness leads to paradise. A man continues to be truthful and strives for truthfulness until he is written as a truthful person with God. And beware of falsehood for indeed falsehood leads to sinning and indeed sinning leads to the fire. A man continues to tell lies and strife upon falsehood until he is written as a liar with God. Imam Ali, peace be upon him, has said, Whoever does three things with regard to people, they will necessitate three things from him. Whenever he speaks to them, he is truthful. Whenever they entrust him with something, he does not betray them. And whenever he promises them something, he fulfills it. If he does this, their hearts will love him, their tongues will praise him and they will come to his aid. The positive effect of truthfulness are not only portrayed in this world but also in the hereafter. In the Holy Quran, Allah SWT says, And whoever obeys God and his messenger, such will be in the company of those whom God has blessed. The prophets, the truthfulness, the martyrs and the righteous. And how excellent a company are such people. Truthfulness was greatly embodied through actions of the prophets and the Ahlul Bayt, alayhim salam. In the Holy Quran, Allah SWT says, Abraham, surely he was a most truthful prophet. It also says in the Holy Quran regarding the prophet Jesus and his mother Mary. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger. Many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother, Mary, was a truthful one, a believer. As with everything, Allah SWT has prepared a great reward for the individuals who are truthful. In the Holy Quran, Allah SWT has said, For Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for truthful men and women, for patient men and women, for humble men and women, for charitable men and women, for fasting men and women, for men and women who got their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in God's praise. For them, has got prepared forgiveness and a great reward. Respected viewers, brothers and sisters in Islam, we reached the end of our show for now. Thank you very much indeed for watching. Don't forget the du'a to hasten the reappearance of the masjid of our time. His Majesty Imam Al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance. Stay tuned for more morals. Wassalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.