مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الآدابThe Book of Manners
(الْمُؤْمِنُ لَا يَكُونُ كَاذِبًا)
(A believer cannot be a liar)
Hadith 4862
وَعَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سَلِيمٍ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ جَبَانًا؟ قَالَ: «نعم» . فَقيل: أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بَخِيلًا؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ» . فَقِيلَ: أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ كَذَّابًا؟ قَالَ: «لَا» . رَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي «شعب الْإِيمَان» مُرْسلا
It is narrated from Safwan bin Sulaim (may Allah have mercy on him) that it was asked from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Can a believer be a coward?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes." Then it was asked: "Can a believer be miserly?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes." Then it was asked: "Can a believer be a liar?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "No." Malik and Bayhaqi have narrated it as mursal in Shu'ab al-Iman. Its chain is weak. Narrated by Malik and al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.
