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Taqiyyah
By Nashid Abdul-Khaaliq
I don’t nor do any Muslim believe in lying. We are encouraged over and over
again in the Qur’an and teachings of Al-Islam to be truthful and shun falsehood.
In fact the Prophet (saaw) said that the greatest Jihad is one who speaks the
truth in the face of an unjust ruler. The Qur’an promises G-d’s richest
blessings to those who are truthful as in the following verse:
5:119 G-d will say:
"This is a day on which the truthful will
profit from their truth: theirs are gardens,
with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal
Home: G-d well-pleased with them, and they
with G-d. That is the great salvation, (the
fulfillment of all desires).
The Hadiths also compliments the Qur’an with the following:
Abd-Allah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘You must be
truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to
Paradise. A man will keep speaking the truth and striving to speak the truth
until he will be recorded with Allah as a siddeeq (speaker of the truth). Beware
of telling lies, for lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to Hellfire.
A man will keep telling lies and striving to tell lies until he is recorded with
Allah as a liar." (Reported by Muslim, 4721)
Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I
memorized from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him): ‘Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt,
for truthfulness is certainty and tranquillity, whilst lying is doubt and
confusion." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 2520; al-Nisaa'i, 8/327; and Ahmad, 1/200)
Enemies of Al-Islam distort the meaning of Taqiyyah to pervert Al-Islam and
cause ignorant people to be confused. Let me explain what Taqiyyah is. It is
defined as:
Quote:
"Concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas,
feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at
a time of eminent danger,
whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental
injury."
The verse from the Qur’an that Muslims use to justify this behavior is:
"Any one who, after accepting Faith in Allah, utters unbelief, EXCEPT UNDER
COMPULSION, his heart remaining firm in faith -- but such as open their breast
to unbelief, -- on them is Wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a dreadful
Chastisement [16:106]
Islamophobes take this and run with it as if it is an endorsement for Muslims to
lie as part of our general behavior. When in truth lying is condemned in
Al-Islam but saving your life at times of eminent danger is encouraged.
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