السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الشهادات
Book of Testimonies
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Reports on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The greatest liars among people are the dyers and the goldsmiths
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Al-sabbaghun: "A person who adds extra words to speech in order to embellish it."
Al-sawwaghun: "A person who narrates something that has no basis."
Al-sawwaghun: "A person who narrates something that has no basis."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، ثنا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَكْذَبُ النَّاسِ الصَّبَّاغُونَ وَالصَّوَّاغُونَ ". هَذَا هُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ، حَدِيثُ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ، وَأَخْطَأَ فِيهِ عَنْ بَعْضِهِمْ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، فَقَالَ: عَنْهُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: عَنْهُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، وَكِلَاهُمَا بَاطِلٌ، وَرُوِيَ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَقِيلَ: عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَرْفُوعًا.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that: "The greatest liars among people are al-sabbaghun and al-sawwaghun."
This is the preserved (mahfuz) version: the hadith of Hammam from Farqad. Some erred in it from Hammam, saying: from him, from Qatadah, from Yazid; and others said: from him, from Qatadah, from Anas; both of these are batil (false). It has also been narrated through another route from Abu Hurayrah, and it is said: from Abu Sa'id, as a marfu' (Prophetic) report.
This is the preserved (mahfuz) version: the hadith of Hammam from Farqad. Some erred in it from Hammam, saying: from him, from Qatadah, from Yazid; and others said: from him, from Qatadah, from Anas; both of these are batil (false). It has also been narrated through another route from Abu Hurayrah, and it is said: from Abu Sa'id, as a marfu' (Prophetic) report.
وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ، أَنْبَأَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، أَنْبَأَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عُبَيْدٍ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ تَفْسِيرِ هَذَا، فَقَالَ: أَمَّا الصَّبَّاغُ فَهُوَ الَّذِيُ يَزِيدُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ أَلْفَاظًا يُزَيِّنُهُ بِهَا، وَأَمَّا الصَّائِغُ فَهُوَ الَّذِي يَصُوغُ الْحَدِيثَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَصْلٌ. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " كَذَا قَالَ فِيمَا رُوِيَ عَنْهُ، وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمُرَادَ الْعَامِلُ بِيَدَيْهِ، وَهُوَ صَرِيحٌ فِيمَا رُوِيَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، وَإِنَّمَا نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الْكَذِبِ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ، لِكَثْرَةِ مَوَاعِيدِهِ الْكَاذِبَةِ، مَعَ عِلْمِهِ بِأَنَّهُ لَا يَفِي بِهَا، وَفِي صِحَّةِ الْحَدِيثِ نَظَرٌ، ذَكَرَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ شَهَادَةَ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ الْجُعْلَ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ، وَقَدْ مَضَتِ الدَّلَالَةُ عَلَى جَوَازِهِ فِي كِتَابِ الْإِجَارَةِ، وَكِتَابِ قَسْمِ الْفَيْءِ وَالْغَنِيمَةِ وَغَيْرِهِمَا، وَذَكَرَ شَهَادَةَ السُّؤَالِ، وَقَدْ مَضَتِ الدَّلَالَةُ عَلَى مَنْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ السُّؤَالُ، وَمَنْ لَا يَجُوزُ فِي كِتَابِ قَسْمِ الصَّدَقَاتِ، وَذَكَرَ شَهَادَةَ مَنْ يَأْتِي الدَّعْوَةَ بِغَيْرِ دُعَاءٍ، وَقَدْ مَضَى الْخَبَرُ فِيهِ فِي كِتَابِ الْوَلِيمَةِ، فَلَا مَعْنَى لِلْإِعَادَةِ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ تُرَدُّ بِهِ شَهَادَتُهُ. قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " إِنَّمَا تُرَدُّ شَهَادَتُهُ مَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا نَزَعَ وَتَابَ قُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: وَقَدْ مَضَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ فِيهِ فِي بَابِ شَهَادَةِ الْقَاذِفِ.
Yahya bin Musa al-Balkhi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Abu Ubayd al-Qasim bin Sallam (may Allah have mercy on him) about its explanation, and he said: al-sabbagh is the person who adds words to speech in order to embellish it, and al-sa'igh is the person who narrates something baseless.
Al-Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is what is narrated from him. It is also possible that what is meant is the one who works with his hands, which is explicit in the version narrated from Abu Sa'id; he was described as a liar, and Allah knows best, because of his many false promises while knowing that he will not keep them. The soundness of this hadith is doubtful.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the testimony of one who takes a fee for doing good, and the proof that this is permissible has already passed in the Book of Hire and elsewhere. As for anyone in a state because of which his testimony is rejected, Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: His testimony is rejected only while he remains in that state; when he gives it up and repents, his testimony is accepted.
Al-Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is what is narrated from him. It is also possible that what is meant is the one who works with his hands, which is explicit in the version narrated from Abu Sa'id; he was described as a liar, and Allah knows best, because of his many false promises while knowing that he will not keep them. The soundness of this hadith is doubtful.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the testimony of one who takes a fee for doing good, and the proof that this is permissible has already passed in the Book of Hire and elsewhere. As for anyone in a state because of which his testimony is rejected, Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: His testimony is rejected only while he remains in that state; when he gives it up and repents, his testimony is accepted.
