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What is the recompense for one who betrays a trust, sells evidence to his client's adversaries, and consumes people's wealth unjustly?

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Trustworthiness is of great importance. Islamic law has urged its fulfillment and warned against its betrayal. Allah the Almighty says: "Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due." The states: "He has no faith who has no trustworthiness, and he has no religion who has no covenant." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, made the betrayal of trust a sign of hypocrisy, saying: "The signs of a hypocrite are three: whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays his trust." The betrayal of trust is a sign of hypocrisy, and it may extend to major hypocrisy. If a person has taken money through his betrayal, it is illicit gain (suht), and an increase in sin. There is no harm in supplicating against him and suing him.

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