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Sahih Muslim 9 — Umar on Repeating Everything Heard
The Prohibition of Narrating Everything One Hears
Umar’s Saying on Narrating Everything You Hear
Sahih Muslim : 9
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 9
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله تعالى عنه بِحَسْبِ الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ .
Abu `Uthman An-Nahdi Narrated from:
Umar bin ul-Khattāb, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘It is enough of a lie for a man that he narrates everything he hears’.
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 9In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 8
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 9
This narration records the statement of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him: it is enough of a lie for a person that he narrates everything he hears. The core topic is careful speech. The wording matches the same main lesson found in the prophetic report: do not repeat every claim that reaches you. People searching for Umar narrate everything he hears are usually looking for this advice. The statement is practical. A person may not mean to lie, but if he repeats every report, false things can pass through his tongue. This is why restraint is part of honest speech.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar warned against repeating every report.
- A person may spread falsehood by being careless.
- Careful listening should be followed by careful speaking.
- Not every heard statement deserves to be narrated.
