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Since lies refer to unrealities and one who utters lies, neither does so for the purpose of exaggerating his point nor for effecting reconciliation between two warring factions, it causes the angels to distance themselves from him.
It brings about destruction of his faith, reduction in his livelihood, and humiliation and disgrace in the eyes of the people - to the extent that if untruths are ascribed to Allah and the Noble Prophet (S) in the month of Ramadhan, it even results in the invalidation of fasts.[^3] Walid Ibn ‘Uqbah Abi Mu’eet Walid Ibn ‘Uqbah was a Muslim who initially appeared to be such a righteous individual that the Noble Prophet (S) even assigned him the responsibility of collecting the zakat and sadaqat from the tribe of Bani Mustalaq.
When the people of the tribe came to know of the arrival of a representative of the Noble Prophet (S), they came forward to welcome him. During the Age of Ignorance, there had existed enmity between Walid and this tribe, and seeing the people come towards him in a large group, thought that they had prepared themselves to kill him. He quickly turned back and returned to Madinah.
He went to the Noble Prophet (S), and told him that the people of the tribe were not willing to pay their zakat, which obviously was not true. The Noble Prophet (S) was upset to hear this and made up his mind to despatch an army towards the tribe, when Allah revealed the following verse: “O you who believe!
If an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it[^4](to ascertain the veracity of it).”[^5] After the revelation of this verse, the liar Walid came to be recognized as a corrupt person. “He is of the inmates of Hell,” the Noble Prophet (S) said about him.