262 - باب الحث على التثبت فيما يقوله ويحكيه Chapter 262 Ascertainment of what one Hears and Narrates 1547 -

262 - باب الحث على التثبت فيما يقوله ويحكيه
Chapter 262
Ascertainment of what one Hears and Narrates

قال الله تعالى ( الإسراء 36 ) : { ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم }
وقال تعالى ( ق 18 ) : { ما يلفظ من قول إلا لديه رقيب عتيد }
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And follow not (O man, i.e., say not or do not or witness not) that of which you have no knowledge.'' (17:36)
"Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).'' (50:18)

1547 - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : [ كفى بالمرء كذبا أن يحدث بكل ما سمع ] رواه مسلم
1547. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "It is enough for a man to prove himself a liar when he goes on narrating whatever he hears.''
[Muslim].
Commentary: We learn from this Hadith that it is not fair to accept everything one hears as true without verifying it. Nor it is right to communicate it to others because it is quite possible that what one has heard is untrue and by communicating it to others, he adds it to his own lies. It is, therefore, necessary that one should make sure that what he is communicating to others is true.

1548 - وعن سمرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ من حدث عني بحديث يرى أنه كذب فهو أحد الكاذبين ] رواه مسلم
1548. Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who relates from me something which he deems false is one of the liars.''
[Muslim]
Commentary: In some of the narrations of this Hadith, the word used is "Kadhibain'' which means "two liars'' One is that person who tells a lie and attributes his statement to the Prophet (PBUH). The second is that person who conveys it to others. Thus, this Hadith has a stern warning for those `Ulama' and preachers who feel no hesitation in relating false and fabricated Ahadith.

1549 - وعن أسماء رضي الله عنها أن امرأة قالت : يا رسول الله إن لي ضرة فهل علي جناح إن تشبعت من زوجي غير الذي يعطيني ؟ فقال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ المتشبع بما لم يعط كلابس ثوبي زور ] متفق عليه
[ المتشبع ] هو الذي يظهر الشبع وليس بشبعان . ومعناه هنا : أنه يظهر أنه حصل له فضيلة وليست حاصلة
و [ لابس ثوبي زور ] : أي ذي زور وهو الذي يزور على الناس بأن يتزيا بزي أهل الزهد أو العلم أو الثروة ليغتر به الناس وليس هو بتلك الصفة وقيل غير ذلك والله أعلم
1549. Asma' (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and said: "I have a co-wife. "Is there any harm for me if I give her the false impression of getting something from my husband which he has not in fact given me?'' The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The one who creates a false impression of receiving what one has not been given is like one who wears two garments of falsehood.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary: Some people disguise themselves as pious to create a false impression of their piety; some put up the appearance of scholars to establish their scholarship; and some take to highly expensive clothes to give the impression of being rich. Since these things are fabricated and false, they constitute great sins. One should live as one really is. Similarly, the second wife should not invent false stories to give wrong impression of herself to the other wife. Nor should make false claims of greater love and attention of the husband only to incite the jealousy of the other one while the real position is far from that. In fact, even if this is so, she should not expose the weakness of the husband so that the feelings of his other wife are not injured.

263 - باب بيان غلظ تحريم شهادة الزور
Chapter 263
Prohibition of Giving False Testimony

قال الله تعالى ( الحج 30 ) : { واجتنبوا قول الزور }
قال الله تعالى ( الإسراء 36 ) : { ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم }
وقال تعالى ( ق 18 ) : { ما يلفظ من قول إلا لديه رقيب عتيد }
وقال تعالى ( الفجر 16 ) : { إن ربك لبالمرصاد }
وقال تعالى ( الفرقان 72 ) : { والذين لا يشهدون الزور }
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And shun lying speech (false statements).'' (22:30)
"And follow not (O man, i.e., say not or do not or witness not) that of which you have no knowledge.'' (17:36)
"Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).'' (50:18)
"Verily, your Rubb is Ever Watchful (over them).'' (89:14)
"And those who do not witness falsehood...'' (25:72)

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