Riyad as-Salihin, 1542
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is recorded with Allah as a truthful man. Falsehood leads to transgression and transgression leads to the Hell-fire. A man continues to speak falsehood till he is recorded with Allah as a great liar." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
إن الصدق يهدي إلى البر، وإن البر يهدي إلى الجنة، وإن الرجل ليصدق حتى يكتب عند الله صديقًا، وإن الكذب يهدي إلى الفجور، وإن الفجور يهدي إلى النار، وإن الرجل ليكذب حتى يكتب عند الله كذابًا
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 32
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The Hadith warns against lying and persisting in it because it is a cause for all evil.<br>
2) Paradise is the abode of good deeds, and Hell is the abode of evil deeds.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
Righteousness: the term Birr used in the Hadith (and translated as righteousness) is a noun comprising all aspects of good.<br>
Wickedness: the term Fujoor used in the Hadith (and translated as wickedness) is a noun comprising all aspects of evil.