230 - الصِّدق‏

230. TRUTHFULNESS

1095 - فَضلُ الصِّدقِ وَالصَّادِقِ‏

1095. The Virtue of Truthfulness and the Truthful

(يا أيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ).¹

“O you who have faith! Be wary of Allah and be with the truthful ones.”²

(اُنظر) المائدة : 119 و يوسف : 70 والأنبياء : 63 و الأحزاب : 23 ، ص 24 والزمر : 33 والحشر : 8 .

(See also: Qur’an 5:119, 12:70, 21:63, 33:23, 33:24, 39:33, 59:8)

3462.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بالصِّدقِ ؛ فإنّهُ بابٌ مِن أبوابِ الجَنَّةِ .³

3462.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Truthfulness is incumbent upon you, for verily it is one of the doors of Paradise.’⁴

3463.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ مُطابَقَةُ المَنطِقِ للوَضعِ الإلهيِّ ، الكِذبُ زَوالُ المَنطِقِ عَنِ الوَضعِ الإلهيِّ .⁵

3463.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the congruity of speech with divine convention, whereas lying removes speech from divine convention.’⁶

3464.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ لِسانُ الحَقِّ .⁷

3464.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the tongue of the truth.’⁸

3465.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ يُنجِيكَ وإن خِفتَهُ ، الكِذبُ يُردِيكَ وإن أمِنتَهُ .⁹

3465.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness saves you even though you fear it whereas lying ruins you even though you feel safe from it.’¹⁰

3466.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ صَلاحُ كُلِّ شي‏ءٍ ، الكِذبُ فَسادُ كُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ .¹¹

3466.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is the goodness of everything whereas lying corrupts everything.’¹²

3467.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ أمانةٌ ، الكِذبُ خِيانَةٌ .¹³

3467.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is a trust whereas lying is betrayal.’¹⁴

3468.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قَدرُ الرَّجُلِ على‏ قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ ، وصِدقُهُ على‏ قَدرِ مُرُوءَتِهِ .¹⁵

3468.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is measured by the extent of his ambition, and his truthfulness is measured by his integrity.’¹⁶

3469.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الإيمانُ أن تُؤثِر الصِّدقَ حيثُ يَضُرُّكَ ، على الكِذبِ حيثُ يَنفَعُكَ.¹⁷

3469.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Faith is to prefer to tell the truth, even if it be to your detriment, over lying even though it be to your benefit.’¹⁸

3470.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصادِقُ على شَفا مَنجاةٍ وكَرامَةٍ، والكاذِبُ على‏ شَرَفِ مَهواةٍ ومَهانَةٍ .¹⁹

3470.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The truthful one is at the height of salvation and dignity, whereas the liar is on the brink of ignominy and degradation.’²⁰

3471.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : تَعَلَّمُوا الصِّدقَ قَبلَ الحَديثِ .²¹

3471.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Learn to tell the truth before you learn to speak.’²²

3472.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الصِّدقُ عِزٌّ .²³

3472.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Truthfulness is an honour.’²⁴

3473.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن صَدَقَ لِسانُهُ زَكا عَمَلُهُ .²⁵

3473.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He whose tongue tells the truth is pure of action.’²⁶