حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ :
أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا ، عَنْ
أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ ، قَالَ : كَانَ
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ الْكَذِبَ لَا يَصْلُحُ مِنْهُ جِدٌّ وَلَا هَزْلٌ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ مَرَّةً : جِدٌّ وَلَا يَعِدُ الرَّجُلُ صَبِيًّا ، ثُمَّ لَا يُنْجِزُ لَهُ " . قَالَ : وَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَالَ لَنَا : " لَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا ، وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا " .
Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that it is not permissible to lie in any case, whether seriously or in jest, and no person should make a promise to a child that he does not intend to fulfill. And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to us: "A person continues to speak the truth until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful one (Siddiq), and likewise, a person continues to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a liar (Kadhdhab)."