“I have reflected that there are thousands of commandments in the Holy Quran that are not observed [by people]. Even minor instructions are contravened. For instance, it is seen that some shopkeepers tell lies, and some even embellish their lies with false details, though Allah the Almighty has associated falsehood with impurity. Yet, there are many people who do not refrain from colouring their accounts with exaggeration and do not even consider it a sin. They lie for amusement as well. A person cannot be called ‘truthful’ [siddiq] unless they abstain from all forms of falsehood.”
(Malfuzat [1984], Vol. 5, p. 120)
