Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 263 of 372
Prohibition of Giving False Testimony
The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 263 : Ahadith 1550
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
وَمَن يُعَظِّمۡ حُرُمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ
“And shun lying speech (false statements).”
[Al-Ḥajj 22:30]
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولٗا
“And follow not (O man, i.e., say not or do not or witness not) that of which you have no knowledge.”
[Al-Isrā’ 17:36]
مَّا يَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيۡهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٞ
“Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).”
[Qāf 50:18]
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
“Verily, your Rubb is Ever Watchful (over them).”
[Al-Fajr 89:14]
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَشۡهَدُونَ ٱلزُّورَ
“And those who do not witness falsehood…”
[Al-Furqān 25:72]
1550 Abu Bakrah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Shall I not inform you of one of the gravest of the cardinal sins?” We said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!” He ﷺ said, “To join others as partners with Allah in worship and to be undutiful to one’s parents.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat up from his reclining position (in order to stress the importance of what he was going to say) and added, “I warn you making a false statement and giving a false testimony. I warn you against making a false statement and giving a false testimony.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept on repeating this (warning) till we wished he should stop.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]