موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Malik (Yahya)
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بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الصِّدْقِ وَالْكَذِبِ
What is Reported Regarding Truthfulness and Lying
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Hadith 1819
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْذِبُ امْرَأَتِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْكَذِبِ "، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعِدُهَا وَأَقُولُ لَهَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَ "
It is narrated from Safwan bin Sulaim that a man said to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him: "May I lie to my wife?" The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Lying is not good and there is no goodness in it." Then the man said: "May I make a promise to my wife and say to her, 'I will do this for you, I will make this for you'?" The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "There is no sin in that."
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.
Hadith 1821
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِلُقْمَانَ : مَا بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا نَرَى يُرِيدُونَ الْفَضْلَ، فَقَالَ لُقْمَانُ : صِدْقُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَأَدَاءُ الْأَمَانَةِ، وَتَرْكُ مَا لَا يَعْنِينِي
It reached Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, that someone asked Hazrat Luqman, peace be upon him, "How did you attain such greatness?" Hazrat Luqman, peace be upon him, said: "By speaking the truth, by being trustworthy, and by avoiding useless deeds."
Hadith 1822
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، كَانَ يَقُولُ : " لَا يَزَالُ الْعَبْدُ يَكْذِبُ وَتُنْكَتُ فِي قَلْبِهِ نُكْتَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ حَتَّى يَسْوَدَّ قَلْبُهُ كُلُّهُ، فَيُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ "
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that when a person keeps lying, at first a black dot appears in his heart, then the whole heart becomes black, until (his name) is written among the liars with Allah.
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."
