Trust and honesty refer to doing anything and work correctly according to its requirements. Trust and honesty are not only confined to wealth, but in Islam, its concept is very broad and trust and honesty are related to all aspects of life. The greatest trust is the covenant of humans with the Creator of the universe, for the observance of which humans are bound and sent to this world. All other bonds are associated with this main bond of trust. The fulfilment of rights of Allah and the rights of the humans are also included in them. Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
اِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْأَسْنَتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَاا
Translation:
"Surely, Allah commands you to deliver trusts to those entitled to them." (Surah An-Nisa: 58)
The Holy Prophet said:
"He has no faith who does not fulfill his trust." (Masnad Ahmad: 5140)
The chain of payment of trusts starts from the ruler of the time and comes down to a servant. The rulers must fulfil their duties, safeguard the lives, properties and honour of the people, maintain justice and handover the positions and designations to the suitable people. The religious scholars must pay the trust of conveying the religion to the people. The rich and generous must pay the duty of supporting the poor and the needy from their wealth, people must observe their hours in the offices. All these are the different forms of honesty and trust. The Holy Prophet said :
"The requirement of trust is that the trust (amanat) should be returned to the trustee and whoever betrays should not be betrayed." (Jami at-Tirmidhi:1264)
The Holy Prophet was an embodiment of trust and honesty and for this reason, even the infidels and the non-believers called him 'Sadiq' and 'Amin'. The trusts of the people of Makkah were in the hands of the Holy Prophet until the night of migration which he handed over to Hazrat Ali and migrated to Madina.On one occasion, the king of Rome (Herqul) asked Abu Sufyan (who had not yet entered the realm of Islam) that the person who claims Prophethood in Makkah, what are his teachings? Abu Sufyan replied that he orders to establish the prayer, to speak the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises and to pay back trusts. Then Herqul added, "These are really the qualities of a prophet."
A person's life is a great trust to him by the Almighty, that is why he does not have the power to end his own life. Intentional harm is prohibited. In Islam, every person has been entrusted with trusts within his scope. Even if he is the head of the family, the husband, everyone will be held accountable for the trusts. It is also a trust not to disclose someone's secret. Suggestion is also a trust so we are bound to give a good suggestion to anyone. If a person entrusts something to someone, the trustee cannot use this trust. Anything discussed in a meeting is the trust of that meeting. Describing the matters of the meetings to others without the permission of the members of the meeting is also not allowed. If people continue to deal with each other with trust and honesty, then the society will remain calm, the atmosphere of trust will be restored among people. Dishonesty and frauds build the negative trends of disbelieve and anarchy in the society and deteriorates the purpose of man's creation. By this, man falls not only from the exalted status of Ashraf al-Makhluqat, but from eternal bliss like heaven. We should adopt trust and honesty in the light of Islamic teachings, so that our society can become an Islamic and welfare society and we may attain eternal success.
