and his Companions were the people most knowledgeable of his true rank and due, yet they never practiced any of these acts—neither during his absence nor after his death. As for these idolaters, they add falsehood to their polytheism, for lying invariably accompanies associating partners with Allah.

The Exalted has said:

“So shun the abomination of idols, and shun false speech—being ever upright for Allah, never associating anything with Him.” (Qur’an 22:30–31)

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: “False testimony is on a par with associating partners with Allah,”—he repeated this twice, or three times.

Allah the Exalted also says:

“Indeed, those who took the calf will be overtaken by wrath from their Lord and humiliation in this worldly life; thus do We repay those who invent lies.” (Qur’an 7:152)

And Abraham, peace be upon him, said:

“Is it falsehood—gods other than Allah—that you desire? What, then, is your estimation of the Lord of all worlds?” (Qur’an 37:86–87)

Among their fabrications is that one of them claims about his shaykh: “If the disciple (murīd) is in the West while his shaykh is in the East and the disciple’s spiritual veil is lifted, the shaykh will restore it for him; and if the shaykh does not …”