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C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 22 freed from all of his sins one by one. Whenever he thought of committing a sin, he thought that if he were caught he would be presented before the Holy Prophet sa. He had promised not to tell a lie. If he were to speak the truth [about the act], he might be humiliated or punished. Gradually, he was freed from all his sins. Indeed, falsehood is the root of all evils. I will now elaborate upon this further. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: 9 That is God’s commandment. And whose honours the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. And cattle are made lawful to you but not that which has been announced to you. Shun therefore the abomination of idols, and shun false speech. Here, uttering falsehood has been mentioned together with shirk. Allah also says: 10 Hearken, it is to Allah alone that sincere obedience is due. And those who take for protectors others beside Him say , ‘We serve them only that they may bring us near to Allah in station. ’ Surely, Allah will judge between them concerning that 9. ( al- H ajj , 22:31) 10. ( al-Zumar , 39:4)