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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 695

37. Words

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37/392 Chapter:

Indirect Allusion

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Mauquf) (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ قَالَ أَبِي‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، فِيمَا أَرَى شَكَّ أَبِي، أَنَّهُ قَالَ‏:‏ حَسْبُ امْرِئٍ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ‏.‏
Umar said, "A man is reckoned to be lying when he gives voice to all that he hears." He said, "As for cases of indirect allusion, are they enough to keep a Muslim from lying?"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 884
In-book : Book 37, Hadith 10
English translation : Book 37, Hadith 884