[3] Truthfulness is elevation regardless of one’s circumstancesAbdullah 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] Imam Ash-Shafi’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Truthfulness is the loftiest objective of every matter. Tarikh Dimashq 51/408