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intentional lies. Fibs lead to fabrication.
Imam al‐Baqir (a) said, “God the Praised has made locks for the vices. He made the consuming of
intoxicants the keys of these locks. Mendacity is viler than consuming intoxicants.”
Imam al‐Askari (a) said, “All of the vices were confined in a house the key of which is mendacity.”
Moreover, many other narratives forbid this evil quality and declare God’s punishment to those
who commit this depravity. Reasons of mendacity:
Many causes that are originated from self‐weakness and disloyalty to God incite to commit
mendacity. They are as follows:
‐ Fabricating lies for gaining a delusive profit or guarding against an anticipated damage. This
anticipation is dictated by the soul, which is the incessantly demanding with evil.
[1] Refer to Jamiussaadat: 2/317.
[2] Ibid.
‐ Fabricating lies for profiting by a good livelihood or approximating the profitable wealthy. The
source of such mendacity is self‐degradation and humiliation. The comic mendacity is also a
repulsive feature. It stands for forging lies for the sake of making others laugh. This property drags
to illegal matters without gaining any benefit.
‐ Fabricating lies for disturbing and wreaking the enemies. These matters incite to describe false
questions and revile by inaccurate accusals.
‐ The most notable incentive of mendacity is the lack of piety and religiousness. Those who fear
God never commit mendacity.
Mendacity may be an irremovable habit if it controls the mind. It is said that if suckling of
mendacity is found sweet, it will be very difficult to wean. The mendacious are socially
disrespected and any said lie will be naturally imputed to them.
Sorts of mendacity:
The sorts of mendacity are as follows:
‐ Forging lies against God and the Prophet. This stands for the intentional ascribing unsaid
statements to God and the Prophet. Some of the companions, who merchandized with their
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