27/46. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1971 — Truthfulness Leads to Paradise
What Has Been Related About Truthfulness And Falsehood
Hadith About Truthfulness Leading to Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1971
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1971
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، 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 الْعَبْدُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَعُمَرَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Abide By Truthfulness. For Indeed Truthfulness Leads To Righteousness. And Indeed Righteousness Leads To Paradise. A Man Continues Telling The Truth And Trying Hard To Tell The Truth Until He Is Recorded With Allah As A Truthful Person. Refrain From Falsehood. For Indeed Falsehood Leads To Wickedness, And Wickedness Leads To The Fire. A Slave (Of Allah) Continues Lying And Trying Hard To Lie, Until He Is Recorded With Allah As A Liar."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1971In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 77English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1971
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1971
This hadith about truthfulness gives one of the clearest teachings on honest speech. The Prophet told people to abide by truthfulness, because truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. He also explained that a person keeps telling the truth and trying hard to tell the truth until he is recorded with Allah as truthful. Then the hadith gives the opposite warning: falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire. A person may keep lying and trying hard to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a liar. The lesson is direct: truth and lies are not small habits. Each one shapes a person’s path.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truthfulness leads a person toward righteousness.
- Righteousness is described as a path to Paradise.
- Lying leads toward wickedness and the Fire.
- Repeated speech habits can shape how a person is recorded with Allah.
