Warning against Deception

 Hadith :-Warning against Deception

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ عَلَى صُبْرَةِ طَعَامٍ فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِيهَا فَنَالَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ بَلَلاً فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا يَا صَاحِبَ الطَّعَامِ. قَالَ أَصَابَتْهُ السَّمَاءُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ أَفَلاَ جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ الطَّعَامِ كَىْ يَرَاهُ النَّاسُ مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a pile of foodstuff; he put his hand (deep) in it and found that it had gotten wet. He said: “What is this, O seller of the foodstuff?” He said: “It got rained on, O Messenger of Allah.” He ﷺ said: “Why don't you put it on top of the food so that people can see it? Whoever deceives (people) does not belong to me.”

ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم غلہ کے ایک ڈھیر پر سے گزرے آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے اس میں اپنا مبارک ہاتھ ڈالا تو انگلیاں تر ہوگئیں، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے غلہ کے مالک سے پوچھا کہ یہ کیا ہے؟ اس نے عرض کیا اے اللہ کے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم یہ بارش کی وجہ سے بھیگ گیا ہے آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے فرمایا کیا تم یہ تر حصہ اوپر نہیں کر سکتے تھے کہ لوگ اس کو دیکھ لیتے پھر فرمایا جس نے دھوکا کیا، اس کا مجھ سے کوئی تعلق نہیں ہے۔

[Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, Hadith: 102 (284)]
Chapter: The saying of the Prophet ﷺ: “Whoever deceives us is not one of us.”

#Deception #Hadith

 The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If they [the two parties to a transaction] are honest and disclose any defects, their transaction will be blessed, but if they lie and conceal defects, the blessing of their transaction will be erased.” 

-- Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2097) and Muslim (1532).

"Every traitor will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said: This is the betrayer of so-and-so." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

 The Prophet of Islam said:

"God said: There are three whom I will oppose on the Day of Resurrection: a man who gave his word and then betrayed it; a man who sold a free man into slavery and kept the money; and a man who hired someone, benefited from his labor, then did not pay his wages." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

One should steer clear of all the various forms of deceit and deception present in today’s society.  Cheating is common in examinations, business transactions, and even between spouses and loved ones.  Placing a label on domestically-made products to make it seem that it is imported is a kind of fraud.  Some people give wrong advice when their council is sought and thus deceive the person who believes he is getting good advice.  An employee should do the job for what he is paid for without any deception or cheating.  Rulers rig  the ballot to win elections and cheat the whole nation.  Cheating between spouses and having extra-marital affairs is widespread in modern society.  A Muslim should value himself too highly to be among those who cheat or deceive perchance one might fall in the category of hypocrites about whom the Prophet said:

"There are four characteristics, whoever has all of them is a true hypocrite, and whoever has one of them has one of the qualities of a hypocrite until he gives it up: when he is trusted, he betrays; when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he disputes, he resorts to slander." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim)

Therefore, a Muslim who has true Islamic sensitivities avoids deceit, cheating, treachery, and lying no matter what benefits or profits such activities might bring him, because Islam considers those guilty of such deeds to be hypocrites.