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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Lying
Arabic kizzab 
. A pretty general infirmity of nature in the East, which still remains uncorrected by the modern influences of Islam. But Muhammad is related to have said: "When a servant of God tells a lie, his guardian angels move away from his to the distance of one mile, because of the badness of its smell." (Mishkat, book xxii. ch. ii.)
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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