Riyad as-Salihin - Truthfulness - Hadith

Chapter: On
Truthfulness

 

Allah Almighty says, "O who you believe! Fear Allah and be with
the truthful' (W9:129; H9:119)

and the Almighty says, "Truthful men and
truthful women," (33:35)

and the Almighty says, "Being true to Allah
would be better for them." (W47:20; H47:21)

54. Ibn Mas'ud
reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"Truthfulness leads to piety and piety leads to the Garden. A man should be
truthful until he is written down as truthful in the sight of Allah. Lying leads
to deviance and deviance leads to the Fire. A person lies to the point that he
is written down as a liar in the sight of Allah." [Agreed upon]

55. Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "I memorised from the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: 'Abandon anything
that gives you doubt for what gives you no doubt. Truthfulness is peace of mind
and lying is doubt." [At-Tirmidhi]

56. Abu Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb said in a long hadith concerning what happened
with Heraclius: "Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I replied, 'He
says, "Worship Allah alone and do not associate anything with Him and abandon
what our ancestors said." He commands us to pray, to speak the truth, to be
chaste, and to maintain ties of kinship.'" [Agreed upon]

57. Abu Thabit (and it is said Abu Sa'id and Abu'l-Walid) Sahl ibn Hunayf,
who was at Badr, reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "If someone asks Allah Almighty for martyrdom with true sincerity,
Allah will raise him to the level of the martyrs, even if he dies in his bed."
[Muslim]

58. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "One of the Prophets, may the blessings and peace of
Allah be upon them, went on an expedition and said to his people, 'A man who has
contracted a marriage with a woman and wants to consummate it but has not yet
done so should not go with me, nor should anyone who has built a house and not
yet raised its roof, nor anyone who has bought some sheep or pregnant she-camels
and is waiting for them to give birth.' So he went on the expedition and
approached the town at the time of the 'Asr prayer, or about that time.
He said to the sun, 'You are under command and I am under command. O Allah, hold
it back for us!' And it was held back until Allah gave him victory. He gathered
the booty and it, i.e. the fire, came to consume it, but it did not consume it.
He said, 'Some of you have stolen from the booty. A man from every tribe should
come and give allegiance.' One man's hand stuck to his hand and he said, 'The
theft is among you. Your tribe should give me allegiance.' The hands of two or
three men stuck to his hand, and he said, 'The theft is among you.' So they
brought a head made of gold looking like the head of a cow and put it down and
the fire came and consumed it. Booty was not lawful for anyone before us. Then
Allah made booty lawful for us. Allah saw our weakness and incapacity and so He
made it lawful for us." [Agreed upon]

59. Abu Khalid Hakim ibn Hizam reported that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The seller and the buyer have the
option to withdraw as long as they have not yet separated. If they speak the
truth and make things clear, they will be blessed in their sale. If they conceal
things and lie, the blessing of their transaction will be wiped out." [Agreed
upon]