Hypocrisy and Breach of a Vow Hypocrisy and double face is...

Hypocrisy and Breach of a Vow Hypocrisy and double face is one of the worst qualities of man and the cause of breaching vows and ignoring promise. The Holy Prophet has said in this connection: There are three qualities and conditions which make a man hypocrite even if he fasts and prays and is a Muslim in his opinions: 1 Shows dishonesty when trusted, 2 Tells a lie while speaking and 3 Breaks a promise.

Again Amirul Mo-mineen (a.s.) says: Even if one undertakes something through a sign, he should fulfil it. Are all the Promises Honourable? If Islam has made a series of bonds and agreements as honourable, it has also ordered the breaking of some, for example relating to the enemy, when is felt that he is on the verge of dishonesty and breaching trust of agreement. In that case friendship must not be continued.

Quranic proof of this is How can there be an agreement for the idolaters with Allah and with His Apostle when they continue to break trusts? At another place it is mentioned: And if they break their oaths after their agreement and openly revile your religion, then fight the leaders of unbelief surely oaths are nothing so that they may desist.

On this ground, fulfilling an oath has been considered as one of the signs of the faithful and the wise and as one of the salient human virtue and Islam has consistently emphasised it and has ordered to ignore a promise given to the enemies of Allah even if they happen to be ones close relatives. Anyway, much more has been said in the matter of promise and covenant and its results and fruits. But we think this much is enough here.

Lesson: 34 : Honesty Honesty is one of the prominent qualities of man and acquiring it is the virtue, which attracted common confidence and made deviated people and non-Muslims fall upon the shining lamp of Islam. It created a peaceful society and made people proceed on the path to progress. This aim cannot be attained but through action as commanded by Islam: Imam (a.s.) says: Call people through your deeds not by mere oral invitation.

Some verses Regarding Honesty: Surely Allah commands you to make over trusts to their owners. O you who believe! Be not unfaithful to Allah and the Apostle, nor be unfaithful to your trusts while you know. It is understood from this verse that: Man, in addition to being dishonest to himself and to others, sometimes also does so with regard to God and His Apostle.