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Trust is a good characteristic and it is the contrary to treason, the Islamic Religion ordered us to be honest. The honest person is the beloved one to Allah and people, Allah said: “Truly, we did offer al-Amanh (the truth or moral responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah `s Torment). But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results). (Chapter of Al –Ahzab, verse: 72) And Allah said: “Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due.” (Chapter of An – Nisa, verse: 58) Allah obliged us to adopt trust and He surnamed our Prophet who is our model in keeping and acquiring trust as the faithful.” Trust” means that we prohibit our senses from the forbidden things and not to transgress the rights of others by preserving trust such as money and the likes. We ought to remember that one who has no trust has no faith and both of trust and kinship will stand on the two sides of the Sirat (that is the Bridge set over hell-fire) right and left, because their great position, to take their rights.
The command to discharge trusts: Allah has ordered us to discharge trust, has condemned betrayal and warned of it in many verses and said: “Verily, Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due.” (Chapter of An- Nisa, verse: 58) Ibn Katheer said: “It is general in all trusts obligated the human to fulfil, it includes two types: Allah`s rights such prayer, fasting, and the like, and people’s rights such as deposits and the like.” Although trust is a heavy burden, it is not impossible, the righteous servants of Allah characterized by it as Allah described them saying: “Those who are faithfully true to their amanat (all the duties which Allah has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts) and to their covenants.” (Chapter of Al-Mu’menoon, verse: 8) Take into consideration this literal and moral harmony between faith and trust, in the Prophet`s (blessing and peace be upon him) saying: “One who has no trust has no faith and one who has no covenant has no religion”. Beside, Allah the Almighty said: “O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanat (things entrusted to you and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you.” (Chapter of Al-Anfal, verse: 27).
And the Prophet said in condemning betrayal: “There are three 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.”
