45/29. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2607a — Truth Leads to Paradise
The Abhorrence Of Lying, And The Goodness And Virtue Of Honesty
Hadith About Truthfulness Leading to Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 2607a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2607a
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ صِدِّيقًا وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ كَذَّابًا " .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2607aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 134USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6307
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2607a
This hadith about truthfulness leading to Paradise is one of the clearest teachings on honest speech. Abdullah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said truth leads to virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise. A person keeps telling the truth until he is recorded as truthful. Then the hadith gives the opposite path: lying leads to obscenity, and obscenity leads to Hell. A person keeps telling lies until he is recorded as a liar. The message is simple and direct. Truth and lies are not just single words. They become paths. Repeated truthfulness shapes a person toward virtue, while repeated lying shapes a person toward a dangerous end.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truthfulness is linked to virtue in this hadith.
- Virtue is linked to Paradise in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم words.
- Lying is linked to obscenity and Hell.
- Repeated speech shapes how a person is recorded.
