Translation of the meanings Ayah 119 Surah At-Tawbah - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 119

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُواْ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

(119) You who Believe, be Mindful of Allah and be among the Truthful^[2253].

[2253] The Truthfulness of these three Companions delivered them (cf. Ibn ʿAṭiyyah). ʿAbdullāh Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Abide by truthfulness (al-ṣidq), as truthfulness leads to sincere piety (al-birr) and sincere piety leads to Paradise. A man speaks the truth and heeds it until he is recorded with Allah as an affirmer of the truth (ṣiddīq). Beware of lying, as it leads to rebelliousness (fujūr) and rebelliousness leads to Hellfire. A man keeps on lying and sticking to lies until he is recorded with Allah as a liar” (al-Bukhārī: 6094, Muslim: 2607).