Will you explain the hadith "It is enough of a lie for a man to narrate everything he hears"?
Submitted by on Sat, 02/01/2021 - 08:01
Dear Brother / Sister,
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,
"It is enough of a lie for a man to narrate everything he hears." (Muslim, Muqaddima 5)
This hadith states it very clearly that it is a lie to convey every word one hears without any research. The only way of not telling lies is to investigate what one hears.
Since what one listens to may be a lie or true, if a person tells others everything he hears, he will definitely convey some lies. A lie means telling something in a way that is different from what it really is. If a person does so deliberately, he will have committed a sin.
"And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)." (al-Isra, 17/36)
"Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it)." (Qaf, 50/18)
A Muslim should be afraid of Allah about what he says and does, control his soul and remember that will be called to account for every word he utters. Allah states the following in the Quran:
“But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you.” (al-Infitar, 82/10)
The Prophet (pbuh) states the following:
“Whoever guarantees (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him.”
* A Muslim should have good thoughts about his believing brother. He should have a good intention about the news he conveys to others and he should not convey words based on the aims of his soul. Allah states the following in the Quran:
“And know that Allah Knoweth what is in your hearts, and take heed of Him.” (al-Baqara, 2/235)
Questions on Islam
- "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs, I guarantee Paradise for him." Will you explain this hadith? Between two legs probably means private parts; what does between tow jaw-bones mean?
- How can we have good thoughts about people?
- Is there a hadith which says, “let your house suffice you”?
- How can we think of good things about people?
- “I guarantee a house in Paradise for a man who avoids quarrelling even if he were in the right, who avoids lying even if he were joking, and...” According to the hadith above, will there be people who will wrong others in Paradise?
- The importance of high ethics... The following is stated in a hadith: "The first thing to be placed on the Scale (Mizan) on the Day of Judgment is high ethics." What is the meaning of a deed being placed on the Scale first or later?
- What are the harms done by sins to man?
- Do we have to act in compliance with every hadith? We read and hear many hadiths as the statements of the Prophet. Are they really his statements?
- "Doubtlessly, by his good character, a believer will attain the degree of the one who prays during the night and fasts during the day." How should we understand this hadith?
- How should we act in the face of the news in social media?
