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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
(عَلَامَةُ الإِنْسَانِ الكَاذِبِ)(The sign of a lying person)
Hadith 156
اُردوEn
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سمع» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
He also reported God’s messenger as saying, “It is enough falsehood for a man to relate everything he hears.” Muslim transmitted it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith:
[صحيح مسلم 7]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Only authentic (sahih) narrations should be cited as evidence.
➋ It is not permissible to mention weak (da'if) and rejected (mardud) narrations.
➌ The principle for living one's life should be that a person always acts with caution and investigation; it should not be that, like the Punjabi proverb "lai lag," he runs after every hearsay and then falls into the pit of destruction.
➍ Hadith is a proof.
[صحيح مسلم 7]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ Only authentic (sahih) narrations should be cited as evidence.
➋ It is not permissible to mention weak (da'if) and rejected (mardud) narrations.
➌ The principle for living one's life should be that a person always acts with caution and investigation; it should not be that, like the Punjabi proverb "lai lag," he runs after every hearsay and then falls into the pit of destruction.
➍ Hadith is a proof.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 156
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
Whatever is attributed to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) becomes part of the religion and Shariah. However, the statement of anyone else does not become religion or Shariah. Therefore, attributing something to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is not so light and easy as it is to attribute something to someone else. There is not as much danger and fear in attributing a statement to someone else as there can be—and indeed should be—when attributing something to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Whatever is attributed to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) becomes part of the religion and Shariah. However, the statement of anyone else does not become religion or Shariah. Therefore, attributing something to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is not so light and easy as it is to attribute something to someone else. There is not as much danger and fear in attributing a statement to someone else as there can be—and indeed should be—when attributing something to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In the introduction to Sahih Muslim, it is narrated: (كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ) "It is sufficient for a man to be considered a liar that he narrates everything he hears."
(Sahih Muslim, Al-Muqaddimah, Hadith)
In the introduction to Sahih Muslim, it is narrated: (كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ) "It is sufficient for a man to be considered a liar that he narrates everything he hears."
(Sahih Muslim, Al-Muqaddimah, Hadith)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4992
