[4] Truthfulness is elevation regardless of one’s circumstances

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Allāh’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

Adhere to truthfulness, for indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man will keep speaking the truth and striving to speak the truth until he will be recorded with Allah as a Siddeeq (speaker of the truth). Beware of lying, for indeed, lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to Hellfire. A man will keep telling lies and striving to tell lies until he is recorded with Allah as a liar. [Muslim, 4721]

Amir Al-Mumineen Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

To be lowered by truthfulness, (which) rarely does, is more beloved to me than be raised through lying, (which) rarely does”. [Adab Ad-Dunya Wad-Deen 1/263 by Al-Mawardi]