52/10. Chapter:
False witness
لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ} وَكِتْمَانِ الشَّهَادَةِ {وَلاَ تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ وَمَنْ يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ}، {تَلْوُوا} أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ بِالشَّهَادَةِ.In respect of the Saying of Allah تعالى: "And those who do not bear witness to falsehood…" (V.25:72) What is said about hiding or concealing evidences, as Allah تعالى says: "… And conceal not the evidence for he, who hides it, surely his heart is sinful. And Allah is All-Knower of what you do." (V.2:283) "… And if you distort your witness (V.4:135) means 'distort your witness with your tongues…'"
Sahih Bukhari : 2653
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 2653
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، سَمِعَ وَهْبَ بْنَ جَرِيرٍ، وَعَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْكَبَائِرِ قَالَ " الإِشْرَاكُ بِاللَّهِ، وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ، وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ، وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ ". تَابَعَهُ غُنْدَرٌ وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ وَبَهْزٌ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ.
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the great sins He said, "They are:-- (1 ) To join others in worship with Allah, (2) To be undutiful to one's parents. (3) To kill a person (which Allah has forbidden to kill) (i.e. to commit the crime of murdering). (4) And to give a false witness."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2653In-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 17USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 821
