Hunger and Lies

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Asma Bint ‘Umais, reported: “On the night of ‘Aishah’s marriage with the Noble Prophet (S), a few ladies and I were with her, dressing her up. When we went to the house of the Noble Prophet (S), we did not find any food except a single bowl of milk. He drank a little milk from it and then handed it to ‘Aishah. Overcome by bashfulness, she did not take it.

“Do not refuse the Prophet of Allah; take the bowl and drink the milk,” I said to her. Shyly, she took the bowl and drank some milk from it.

“Pass on the bowl to your companions in order that they may drink from it too,” the Noble Prophet (S) instructed her.

The ladies, who were with us, said, “We are not hungry.”

Hearing this, the Noble Prophet (S) remarked, “Do not gather hunger and lies together (i.e. why do you lie while at the same time, you remain hungry?).

“O’ Prophet of Allah! If we were to possess an appetite for something but we deny having it, would we have uttered a lie?” I inquired.

“A lie, even if trivial and insignificant, is recorded in the Book of Deeds,” stated the Noble Prophet (S).( Shanidani-ha-e-Tarikh, Page 294; Mahajjatul Baiďa, Volume 5, Page 249 )

Reference : Anecdotes for Reflection Part 2