45/29. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2607c — Hold Fast to Truthfulness
The Abhorrence Of Lying, And The Goodness And Virtue Of Honesty
Hadith About Holding Fast to Truthfulness
Sahih Muslim : 2607c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2607c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا " .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is obligatory for you to tell the truth, for truth leads to virtue and virtue leads to Paradise, and the man who continues to speak the truth and endeavours to tell the truth is eventually recorded as truthful with Allah, and beware of telling of a lie for telling of a lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire, and the person who keeps telling lies and endeavours to tell a lie is recorded as a liar with Allah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2607cIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 136USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6309
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2607c
This hadith about holding fast to truthfulness begins with a direct command: it is obligatory for you to tell the truth. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم explains why. Truth leads to virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise. A person continues to speak the truth and seeks truth until he is recorded as truthful with Allah. Then comes the warning: beware of lying. Lying leads to obscenity, and obscenity leads to Hell-Fire. A person keeps lying and seeks lying until he is recorded as a liar with Allah. The hadith is highly practical for daily life. It teaches that truthfulness and lying are built through repeated choices, not only one moment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commands truthfulness in this narration.
- Truthfulness is connected to virtue and Paradise.
- The hadith clearly warns against lying.
- Repeated habits of speech affect a person’s standing with Allah.
