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 1823
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ جَبَانًا ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ "، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : " أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ بَخِيلًا ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ "، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : " أَيَكُونُ الْمُؤْمِنُ كَذَّابًا ؟ فَقَالَ : لَا "
It is narrated from Safwan bin Sulaim that someone asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Can a believer be a coward?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "Yes." Then he asked: "Can a believer be miserly?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "Yes." Then he asked: "Can a believer be a liar?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "No."
