Hadith on Truth: Honesty leads to Paradise, dishonesty to Hell

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must be truthful. Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and encourages honesty until he is recorded with Allah as truthful. And beware of falsehood. Verily, falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to the Hellfire. A man continues to tell lies and encourages falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6094, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2607

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah commented, “To tell any lie against an individual is unlawful, whether a man is a Muslim or an unbeliever, righteous or wicked, but to fabricate slander against a believer is even worse. Rather, all lies are unlawful.”

Source: Majmū’ al-Fatāwá 28/223

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا

6094 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأدب باب قول الله تعالى يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله وكونوا مع الصادقين

2607 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب قبح الكذب وحسن الصدق وفضله

قال ابن تيمية فَالْكَذِبُ عَلَى الشَّخْصِ حَرَامٌ كُلُّهُ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مُسْلِمًا أَوْ كَافِرًا بَرًّا أَوْ فَاجِرًا لَكِنَّ الِافْتِرَاءَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ أَشَدُّ بَلْ الْكَذِبُ كُلُّهُ حَرَامٌ

28/223 مجموع الفتاوى الحسبة إباحة المعاريض عند الحاجة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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