Walid later teamed up with ‘Amr Ibn ‘As and the two would...

Walid later teamed up with ‘Amr Ibn ‘As and the two would consume intoxicants and harboured feelings of animosity towards the Noble Prophet (S) and Amirul Mu’mineen (as).

The third caliph, during his caliphate, appointed him the governor of Kufah and one morning, in a state of intoxication, he led the morning congregational prayers by performing four-rak’ats instead of the stipulated two.[^6] Hunger and Lies Asma Bint ‘Umais, reported: “On the night of ‘Aishah’s marriage with the Noble Prophet (S), a few ladies and I were with her, dressing her up. When we went to the house of the Noble Prophet (S), we did not find any food except a single bowl of milk.

He drank a little milk from it and then handed it to ‘Aishah. Overcome by bashfulness, she did not take it. “Do not refuse the Prophet of Allah; take the bowl and drink the milk,” I said to her. Shyly, she took the bowl and drank some milk from it. “Pass on the bowl to your companions in order that they may drink from it too,” the Noble Prophet (S) instructed her.

The ladies, who were with us, said, “We are not hungry.” Hearing this, the Noble Prophet (S) remarked, “Do not gather hunger and lies together (i.e. why do you lie while at the same time, you remain hungry?). “O’ Prophet of Allah! If we were to possess an appetite for something but we deny having it, would we have uttered a lie?” I inquired.

“A lie, even if trivial and insignificant, is recorded in the Book of Deeds,” stated the Noble Prophet (S).[^7] The Lies of the Poet Khusro Hirawi was a contemporary of ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami, and the following verse is his composition: “The flower of your face has watered the garden of beauty, and it has been the curls of your hair that have imparted the twists to the violets.” It has been reported that he said: “My father, who had prepared food on the occasion of my circumcision, had utilized three hundred kilograms of powdered saffron.” Those present around him asked him what food he had put such a large quantity of saffron in.

“One hundred and twenty kilos in saffron-seasoned rice, ninety kilos in pea-soup, thirty kilos in fricassee and thirty kilos in sweat-meat,” he replied. “This sums up to two hundred and seventy kilos; what about the other thirty kilos?” his companions pointed out. Bewildered, Khusro thought for a while after which he raised his head and lied with great exuberance: “I remember now.