It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Since I accepted Islam I have never told a lie except one lie. I used to prepare the mounts of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and a man came from Ta'if and asked which mount the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) liked most. I said: 'The broad-shouldered she-camel of Ta'if,' although the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked it. The narrator says: When that man saddled that she-camel and brought it, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'Who has prepared this for us?' The people said: 'The man whom you brought from Ta'if has prepared it for you.' So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Take this mount back to Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).'"
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عبد الله بن مسعود / 5268
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
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