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262. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS back to where he had been before. This happened every time he tried to get out. Then the two climbed a tree along with me and caused me to enter a house better than which I had never seen in which there were men old and young. I was told: The one you saw with his cheeks ripped open was a liar whose lies were repeated till the ends of the earth. He will be treated like this till the Day of Judgment. The one you saw whose head was smashed, was a man whom Allah had taught the Quran and who slept during the night ignoring it and would not act upon it during the day. He will be treated like that till the Day of Judgment. The first house that you entered was the dwelling of the believers and this house that you have seen is the dwelling of martyrs. I am Gabriel and this my comrade is Michael, now raise thy head; whereupon I raised my head and saw something like a cloud above me. I was told: This is your dwelling. I said: Leave me to enter my dwelling. They said:. You have still a portion of your age that you have not completed. When you have completed it you will enter your dwelling (Bokhari). 260. . On the Need of Investigation. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 353. Follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge (17. 37). 354. He utters not a word, but there is by him an alert watcher who takes care to preserve it (50. 19). 1552. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said. It is enough to make a man a liar that he should go on repeating all that he might hear. (Muslim). 1553. Samurah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who attributes something to me which he knows is false is one of the liars. (Muslim). 1554. Asma' relates that a woman asked the Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, I have a co-wife. Would it be sinful if I were to pretend that my husband had given me something which he had not given me? He answered:. One who pretends having received something that was not given him is like one who wears two garments of falsehood (Bokhari and Muslim). 261. . On Prohibition of Giving False Evidence. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 355. Shun all words of falsehood (22. 31).