45/27. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2605a — Speaking Good for Reconciliation
The Prohibition Of Lying, And What Is Permitted Thereof
Hadith About Reconciliation and Speaking Good
Sahih Muslim : 2605a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2605a
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّهُ أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتَ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ، وَكَانَتْ، مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الأُوَلِ اللاَّتِي بَايَعْنَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَقُولُ " لَيْسَ الْكَذَّابُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَيَقُولُ خَيْرًا وَيَنْمِي خَيْرًا " . قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ يُرَخَّصُ فِي شَىْءٍ مِمَّا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ كَذِبٌ إِلاَّ فِي ثَلاَثٍ الْحَرْبُ وَالإِصْلاَحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَحَدِيثُ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَتَهُ وَحَدِيثُ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا .
Umm Kulthum daughter of 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait Narrated from:
Humaid b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf reported that his mother Umm Kulthum daughter of 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait, and she was one amongst the first emigrants who pledged allegiance to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), as saying that she heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A liar is not one who tries to bring reconciliation amongst people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or he conveys good.Ibn Shihab said he did not hear that exemption was granted in anything what the people speak as lie but in three cases: in battle, for bringing reconciliation amongst persons and the narration of the words of the husband to his wife, and the narration of the words of a wife to her husband (in a twisted form in order to bring reconciliation between them).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2605aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 130USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6303
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2605a
This hadith about reconciliation and speaking good gives a balanced teaching about speech. Umm Kulthum daughter of Uqba reports that she heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say that a liar is not the one who tries to bring reconciliation among people, speaks good, or conveys good. The text then mentions a statement from Ibn Shihab about three cases where such speech was heard as an exemption: battle, reconciliation among people, and words between husband and wife in order to bring peace between them. The explanation must stay close to the text. The hadith does not praise lying for selfish gain. It speaks about words used to repair relationships and reduce dispute.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith praises speech used to bring reconciliation among people.
- Speaking good and conveying good are named in the narration.
- The text limits the exemption to specific cases mentioned in the report.
- The goal described here is peace, not personal gain.
