Honesty Is The Best Policy

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate 

 

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. 

 

The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was only sent to perfect noble character. The greatest and the most distinguishing aspect of the Prophet's person sallallahu alayhi wasallam was his character. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says about his character,

  وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٤

And indeed, you are of a great moral character. (4) [Quran, Al-Qalam 68:4] 

 

Prior to prophethood, he married Khadijah, a wealthy businesswoman of Quraysh, who was much older than him, and he remained faithful and loyal to her during her life. 

 

The marriage of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam with Khadijah (r.a.), shows the importance of honesty and good character (akhlaq). Honesty is appreciated by everybody in mankind and it brings about blessings. Because the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam was honest and trustworthy as a shephard and shy as a worker at a very menial job, that honesty and shyness upgraded his position from a shephard to a successful businessman. 

 

This is the reality of this world, character counts a lot, much more even than experience. Khadijah overlooked his zero experience in business and hired him to beecome one of the highest paid businessmen in Makkah to take her trade goods to Syria where he made huge profits for Khadijah which she never experienced before. 

 

Being honest says more about your character and your values than anything else. When you have honesty, this means people can trust you with absolutely anything and everything. Nobody wants someone in their life who chooses to be dishonest. Rather, we all want someone we can trust, whether it's with minor things or the significant things. 

 

Honesty is the best policy and it doesn't get more real than that. By being honest, you also have fewer things to worry about since it's much easier to tell the truth than to bend it and turn it into a lie. Honest people have pure hearts and intentions, and it's what makes them approachable in the first place. 

 

May Allah make us honest and surround us with honest people. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. 

 

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all. 

 

Wassalaam