It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not inform you about the greatest of the major sins? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times, and that is associating partners with Allah Almighty. The narrator says: The mention of major sins was made in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Associating partners with Allah Almighty and disobedience to parents. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was reclining, then he sat up and began to say: And false testimony, false testimony, false testimony, or he said: False speech and false testimony. He (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this phrase so many times that we said: Would that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would now remain silent.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / القسم الخامس: مسائل الترهيب من الكبائر وسائر المعاصي / 9676
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 6919، ومسلم: 87 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 20385 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 20656»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In order to emphasize the condemnation, repugnance, and prohibition of false testimony, it has been mentioned repeatedly. False testimony itself is a crime and becomes the cause of many other crimes.