Expert: A. Abraham - 11/6/2009

Question
asallam alaicum,i have made a sin which i am not sure is a sin so my 1st question is.is lieing a sin?
i have to addmit i have said many lies and now i feel very bad.please lead me to the right path how should i ask for forgivness i am a full muslim and make sure that i learn my curran every week and learn my numaz(i ma nearly done with that)
please i neeed your help!

Answer
Peace be with you!

Thanks for your question.

However, my expertise is ONLY in answering questions Muslims have regarding the Christian view of Christianity and its teaching. I answer questions about Jesus, the Injeel, Zabur, Torah, how to get forgiveness, or the Christian perspective of questions Muslims ask.

Here is the answer from a Christian perspective: Yes, to lie is a sin. It can only be forgiven for certain by repentence (=change selfish way of thouthts and turning around from sin)and faith in Jesus as he is described in the Injeel. If you wish to know more about that, please let me know.  

However, there is a much deeper issue underlying your question: You are asking about what to do and what not to do, looking rightly to the law to find an answer. At the very heart of the Law is not an answer to your question but the reason why the law was given in the first place. The Law is all about a right relationship with God and man.  Keeping the law and being right or righteous literally means maintaining a right relationship with God and others.  That is so much fuller and rich and meaningful than just keeping a set of rules in order to not get killed or in order to get someone to grade you and say you are better than others or you are good enough to be in the inside circle. This raises a question I wish to ask you: What is the purpose of the law with regards to Allah if no personal relationship with him is possible?

Kind regards,

A. Abraham