Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 48
48 thing, and once the habit is developed, it is very dif- ficult to get rid of. Generally, children acquire this habit by copying their elders. So grown ups should set a good example in front of children and refrain from telling lies. ’ Sarah asked permission to speak and related a say- ing in which the Holy Prophet s as said, ‘Truth guides to virtue and virtue guides to paradise. A person persists in telling the truth till in the sight of God he is named Truthful. Telling lies leads to vice and vice leads to the Fire. A person goes on telling lies till in the sight of God he is named a liar. ’ Avoiding falsehood is also the second condition of bai’at as laid down by the Promised Messiah as.