4. Sedq (Truthfulness):The Qur’an (5:119) stresses this value when it states “Allah says: ‘This is the Day (when)
the truth of the truthful will benefit them. There are Gardens for them with streams flowing beneath; they shall live
therein forever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. This (pleasure of Allah) is the highest
achievement.”
Muhammad’s (p) truthfulness was so well known that even after he claimed Prophet-hood, his enemies would still
not accuse him of lying. Modeling the behavior he preached to others, He (p) always encouraged truthfulness and
integrity of character. For example, he once declared: “Three are the signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies;
when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust [11].The above hadith is
interesting in that it defines integrity (the lack of hypocrisy) as a “synthesis of virtues”: truthfulness, promisekeeping
and trustworthiness(Beekun, 2012).