45/29. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2607b — Truth as a Path to Virtue
The Abhorrence Of Lying, And The Goodness And Virtue Of Honesty
Hadith About Truth as a Path to Virtue
Sahih Muslim : 2607b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2607b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ بِرٌّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ فُجُورٌ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ كَذَّابًا " . قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Telling of truth is a virtue and virtue leads to Paradise and the servant who endeavours to tell the truth is recorded as truthful, and lie is obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire, and the servant who endeavours to tell a lie is recorded as a liar. Ibn Abu Shaiba reported this from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2607bIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 135USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6308
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2607b
This hadith about truth as a path to virtue uses a slightly different wording from the same core teaching. Abdullah b. Mas'ud reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said telling the truth is virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise. The servant who strives to tell the truth is recorded as truthful. Then he says lying is obscenity, and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire. The servant who strives to tell lies is recorded as a liar. The phrase strives to tell the truth is important inside the text because it shows effort and habit. Truthfulness is not only a claim. It is something a person keeps choosing until it becomes part of their standing with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truth is described as virtue in this wording.
- The servant is praised for striving to tell the truth.
- Lying is described as obscenity in this narration.
- The hadith warns that repeated lying affects how a person is recorded.
