Reports on lying

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to Hell. A man lies and adopts lying until he is recorded with Allah as a liar. And hold fast to truthfulness, for truthfulness is righteousness and righteousness shows the way to Paradise. A man tells the truth and adopts truthfulness until he is recorded with Allah as truthful."

Murrah bin Sharahil said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man tells the truth and adopts truthfulness until there is not in his heart even the space of a needle's eye for wickedness to settle in. And a man lies and adopts lying until there is not in his heart even the space of a needle's eye for truthfulness to settle in.

Ibrahim, Abu Ma'mar and Abu al-Bakhtari all said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Lying is not proper, whether in seriousness or in jest. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah recited this verse: "Fear Allah and be with the truthful."

Something similar is reported from Mujahid, from Abu Ma'mar, from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abu al-Bakhtari said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Lying is not proper, whether in seriousness or in jest. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah recited: "Fear Allah and be with the truthful."

Qays said that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Beware of lying, for it keeps faith away.

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A believer can become accustomed to all traits except treachery and lying.

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said that Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A believer can become accustomed to all traits except treachery and lying.

Isma'il bin Abi Khalid said: It was mentioned in the presence of Amir that the hypocrite, when he speaks, lies. At this Amir said: I do not know what you people are saying. If he is a liar, then he is a hypocrite.

Maymun bin Abi Shabib said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You cannot attain the reality of faith until you give up lying even in jest.

Ibn Awn said that it was mentioned in the presence of Imam Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) that there is no harm in lying in war. At this Muhammad said: What I know about lying is only that it is forbidden.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer can become accustomed to all traits except treachery and lying."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day my mother called me while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in our house. She said: "Come here, I will give you something." At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What did you intend to give him?" She said: "Dates." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "If you were not to give him anything, the burden of a lie would be recorded against you."