Nice story from Abdu'l-Baha:
“There was once a disciple of
Muhammad who asked of another disciple, ‘What shall I do to please God?’ And the
other disciple replied: ‘Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not covet,’ etc., etc.,
etc. A great many ‘do not's’” then “He asked still another, ‘What
shall I do to become nearer to God?’ And this one said: ‘You must supplicate and
pray. You must be generous. You must be courageous,’ etc., etc., etc. Then the
disciple went to ‘Ali. ‘What do you say I should do in order to please God and
to become nearer to Him?’ ‘One thing only: be truthful.’” Abdul-Baha said “if you are truthful, you cannot commit
murder. You would have to confess it! Neither can you steal. You would have to
confess it. So, if one is truthful, he possesses all the virtues.
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