30/07/2026
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞.
In a world where filters can hide reality and appearances can be manufactured, Allah calls us to something far greater:
"𝑂 𝑏𝘦𝑙𝘪𝑒𝘷𝑒𝘳𝑠! 𝘉𝑒 𝑚𝘪𝑛𝘥𝑓𝘶𝑙 𝑜𝘧 𝘈𝑙𝘭𝑎𝘩 𝘢𝑛𝘥 𝘣𝑒 𝑤𝘪𝑡𝘩 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘵𝑟𝘶𝑡𝘩𝑓𝘶𝑙." Surah At-Taubah: 119
Being truthful is more than avoiding lies. It means being honest in our words, sincere in our intentions, authentic in our identity, and trustworthy in our dealings, both online and offline.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"𝘛𝑟𝘶𝑡𝘩𝑓𝘶𝑙𝘯𝑒𝘴𝑠 𝑙𝘦𝑎𝘥𝑠 𝑡𝘰 𝘳𝑖𝘨ℎ𝘵𝑒𝘰𝑢𝘴𝑛𝘦𝑠𝘴, 𝑎𝘯𝑑 𝑟𝘪𝑔𝘩𝑡𝘦𝑜𝘶𝑠𝘯𝑒𝘴𝑠 𝑙𝘦𝑎𝘥𝑠 𝑡𝘰 𝘗𝑎𝘳𝑎𝘥𝑖𝘴𝑒..." (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī & Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
Before posting, commenting, or presenting ourselves to others, ask:
🤍 𝐷𝘰𝑒𝘴 𝘵ℎ𝘪𝑠 𝑟𝘦𝑓𝘭𝑒𝘤𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑡𝘳𝑢𝘵ℎ?
🤍 𝘋𝑜𝘦𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑖𝘴 𝘱𝑙𝘦𝑎𝘴𝑒 𝐴𝘭𝑙𝘢ℎ?
🤍 𝘈𝑚 𝐼 𝑠𝘦𝑒𝘬𝑖𝘯𝑔 𝐻𝘪𝑠 𝑝𝘭𝑒𝘢𝑠𝘶𝑟𝘦 𝘰𝑟 𝑝𝘦𝑜𝘱𝑙𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝑝𝘱𝑟𝘰𝑣𝘢𝑙?
May Allah ﷻ make us among 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 and grant us sincerity in every word and action. Āmīn.