موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الصِّدْقِ وَالْكَذِبِWhat is Reported Regarding Truthfulness and Lying
Hadith 1820
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ، كَانَ يَقُولُ : " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَالْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ، وَالْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّهُ يُقَالُ : صَدَقَ وَبَرَّ، وَكَذَبَ وَفَجَرَ "
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was informed that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say (Bukhari and Muslim have narrated this as a marfu' hadith): Consider truthfulness obligatory upon yourselves, for truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to Hell. Have you not heard people say: So-and-so spoke the truth and became righteous, he lied and became wicked.
