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Hadith 1206

1206 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ، نا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ، نا الْبَغَوِيُّ، وَأَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، قَالَا: نا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، نا وَهَيْبُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، نا أَيُّوبُ، وَمَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ عُقْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِالْكَاذِبِ مَنْ أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ خَيْرًا أَوْ نَمَى خَيْرًا»
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her) that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That person is not a liar who reconciles between people, so (for this purpose) he says a good word or conveys a good word."
Hadith Reference مسند الشهاب / 1206
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح ، وأخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2692، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 2605، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 4920، 4921، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 1938، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 189، 282، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 27912»
Brief Explanation
Explanation:

In these hadiths, the importance of reconciling between people has been stated, to the extent that if one has to say something contrary to the actual situation for this purpose, it is permitted. For example: saying that such-and-such person holds a good opinion about you, or that he sent you greetings (salam), even though he did not actually say salam—if the reconciler says such words from himself so that reconciliation may occur, then such a person will not be called a liar. Similarly, if at any occasion, for the pleasantness of domestic life, a husband needs to say something contrary to the actual situation to his wife, or a wife to her husband, and there is a severe necessity for it, then in this case as well, the Shari‘ah has granted permission.