41/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2662 — Sharing False Hadith Is Lying
What Has Been Related About Whoever Reports A Hadith Which Knows Is A Lie
Hadith About Sharing False Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2662
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2662
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ أَبِي شَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَسَمُرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَرَوَى شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ سَمُرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَرَوَى الأَعْمَشُ وَابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَأَنَّ حَدِيثَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ سَمُرَةَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ أَصَحُّ . قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ حَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يَرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ " . قُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ رَوَى حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ إِسْنَادَهُ خَطَأٌ أَيَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ دَخَلَ فِي حَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ إِذَا رَوَى النَّاسُ حَدِيثًا مُرْسَلاً فَأَسْنَدَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْ قَلَبَ إِسْنَادَهُ يَكُونُ قَدْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . فَقَالَ لاَ إِنَّمَا مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِذَا رَوَى الرَّجُلُ حَدِيثًا وَلاَ يُعْرَفُ لِذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَصْلٌ فَحَدَّثَ بِهِ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Narrates A Hadith From Me Which He Knows Is A Lie, Then He Is One Of The Liars."
[1] "Liars" is recited in the plural form in this version, while in others it is in the dual, meaning "two liars," that is one who initiated it and one who spread it.[1] Ad-Dārīmī.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2662In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2662
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2662
This Hadith focuses on a person who narrates a hadith from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while knowing it is a lie. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says such a person is one of the liars. The lesson is clear: spreading a false hadith is not excused just because someone else first said it. If a person knows it is false and still shares it, he becomes part of the falsehood. This is important for anyone who teaches, writes, posts, or forwards Islamic content. A hadith about sharing false hadith reminds us that religious speech is a trust. Before passing on a narration, a Muslim should care about truth and not help a lie travel further.
What we learn from this hadith
- Knowingly spreading a false hadith is itself a form of lying.
- A person is responsible for what he narrates from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Religious content should not be shared carelessly.
- Truth must come before speed, popularity, or emotion.
