25/335. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 5031 — Manners
Lying for Good Cause
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5031
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5031
وَعَنْ أُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مَعِيطٍ قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «لَيْسَ الْكَذَّابُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَيَقُولُ خَيْرًا وَيَنْمِي خَيْرًا» . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. وَزَادَ مُسْلِمٌ قَالَتْ: وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ - تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ - يُرَخِّصُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِمَّا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ كَذِبٌ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ: الْحَرْبُ وَالْإِصْلَاحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَحَدِيثُ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَتَهُ وَحَدِيثُ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا
Umm kulthum bint Uqbah Abu Mu'ayt Narrated from:
Sayyidah Umm kulthum bint Uqbah Abu Mu'ayt رضي الله عنها narrated that she heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say, "He is not a liar who reconciles people (through his lies). He tells (each of the two who bear malice) what is good and increases the good (as from the other)." According to another version (of Muslim), she narrated that she had not heard him, meaning the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, give permission of any kind to say what the people call lies, except in three cases: (during) war, put things right between people (who are in disagreement), and - when a husband talks to his wife and a wife talks to her husband. [1]
[1] Bukhari # 2692, Muslim # 101. 2605.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5031In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 404
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
