Hazrat Musa bin Muslim al-Shaybani, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Ibrahim al-Taymi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: It is not harmful for any one of you to say, "I am a believer." By Allah, if he is truthful, Allah will not punish him for speaking the truth, and if he is lying, then the punishment for disbelief is more severe than the punishment for lying.