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109 109 109 109 109 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION in his heart but allows his tongue to say quite the opposite — and this is the es- sence of lying. Since a hypocrite is a habitual liar, when he makes a promise, he is simply lying about it, and has no intention of keeping it. Simi- larly, when he undertakes to keep someone’s secret, or something precious with him for safekeeping, he is just lying about it, too. The Holy Qur'an (22:31, 2:178, 17:35 and (23:9) commands us to avoid these sins. 25. Allah’s Help Allah-hu fee `aunil`abdi maa kaanal `abdu fee`auni akhee-hi. God helps a person who helps his brother (in mankind) (Bukhari; Muslim Kitabuz Zikr) The Holy Qur’an (5:3) commands us to help one another in acts of righteousness and piety, and prohibits us from helping one another in matters of sin or in commit- ting excesses against others. If adopted, this golden principle would win a twofold re- ward: i. helping one’s fellow human beings in righteous deeds would make one righ- teous too, and ii. one would be fulfilling one’s duty towards them. The Qur'an (45:20 and 7:129) tells us that only the righteous receive God’s help and only they prosper. 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 A A A A A H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H — A — A — A — A — A H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H H A D I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H W I T H C C C C C O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N T O M M E N TA R A R A R A R A RY Y Y Y Y