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Sahih Muslim 50 — Beware of Liars in Hadith
Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That
Beware of Liars in Hadith: A Clear Warning from Ibrāhīm
Sahih Muslim : 50
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 50
وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ - حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ وَأَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ فَإِنَّهُمَا كَذَّابَانِ .
Ibrahim Narrated from:
Beware of al-Mughīrah bin Sa’īd and Abū Abd ar-Rahīm for they are both liars’.
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 50In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 49
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 50
This report gives a clear warning about liars in hadith. Ibrāhīm tells the listeners to beware of al-Mughīrah bin Sa'īd and Abū Abd ar-Rahīm because both were liars. The wording is simple and direct. It shows that religious knowledge should not be taken from people known for lying. This is a key part of hadith narrator reliability. The report does not soften the matter or present it as a small issue. Lying harms trust, and trust is at the center of narration. For someone searching “hadith about lying narrators” or “weak narrators in Islam,” this report shows how early scholars warned students by name when they believed a person was not safe as a source of hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Known liars should be avoided as sources of hadith.
- Teachers warned students about unsafe narrators.
- Trust is a basic part of religious transmission.
- Clear warnings can protect learners from unreliable reports.
