Hadith 3862

Chapter 392

باب 392

(392) بَابُ الْمَعَارِيضِ

(392) Chapter: Indirect Allusion
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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 voiceto all that he hears." He said, "As for cases of indirect allusion, arethey enough to keep a Muslim from lying?"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 884

In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 10

English translation: Book 37, Hadith 884