(27) باب تَحْرِيمِ الْكَذِبِ وَبَيَانِ مَا يُبَاحُ مِنْهُ
Humaid b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf reported that his mother Umm Kulthum daughter of 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait, and she was one amongst the first emigrants who pledged allegiance to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), as saying that she heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
A liar is not one who tries to bring reconciliation amongst people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or he conveys good. Ibn Shihab said he did not hear that exemption was granted in anything what the people speak as lie but in three cases: in battle, for bringing reconciliation amongst persons and the narration of the words of the husband to his wife, and the narration of the words of a wife to her husband (in a twisted form in order to bring reconciliation between them).
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2605 a
In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 130
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6303