صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب الأدب
The Book of Al-Adab (Good Manners)
بَابُ الْمَعَارِيضُ مَنْدُوحَةٌ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ:
(116) Chapter. AI-Maarid (indirect speech) is a safe way to avoid a lie.
Hadith 6212
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَسًا لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، فَقَالَ : " مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا " .
Narrated Anas bin Malik: There was a state of fear in Medina. Allah's Apostle rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha (in order to see the matter). The Prophet said, "We could not see anything, and we found that horse like a sea (fast in speed).
