Hadith on Islah: Reporting good information to reconcile people

Umm Kulthum reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not a liar who reconciles people by spreading good, or saying something good.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2692, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2605

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

Imam Ibn Hajar commented, “The scholars said the meaning here is that he reports good things he knows and is silent about bad things. He would not be a liar, since a liar claims something different than it actually is.”

Source: Fatḥ al-Bārī 5/299

عن أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ بِنْتِ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ الْكَذَّابُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَيَنْمِي خَيْرًا أَوْ يَقُولُ خَيْرًا

2692 صحيح البخاري كتاب الصلح باب ليس الكاذب الذي يصلح بين الناس

2605 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب تحريم الكذب وبيان المباح منه

عن ابن حجر قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ الْمُرَادُ هُنَا أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ بِمَا عَلِمَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَيَسْكُتُ عَمَّا عَلِمَهُ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَلَا يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ كَذِبًا لِأَنَّ الْكَذِبَ الْإِخْبَارُ بِالشَّيْءِ عَلَى خِلَافِ مَا هُـوَ بِهِ

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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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