Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 419
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 419 An Excellent Example in Truthfulness Truthfulness plays a basic role in the training of the character. Once a sinful person pledged repentance at the hand of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He acknowledged his weakness and requested that to refrain from all the vices at once, was difficult for him. So if forbidden from one sin, he would be able to comply with that. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him to refrain from lies and with the blessing of the truthfulness he would rid himself of all the vices. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised his Companions to set a good example of truthfulness for their children. He told them to be truthful and be a model for the children. They should not tell lies even in jest. ‘Abdull a h ra bin ‘ A mir relates, once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came to our house. I was a small child at that time. When I wanted to go out to play, my mother called me back and said, "Come here, I will give you something. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said "Do you intend to give him something?" My mother replied, "Yes I will give him a date". The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, ‘If it was not your genuine intention (and you only said this to call the child back) you would be committing the sin of telling lies. " 17 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa kept a watchful eye on his Companion's spiritual