Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 30
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي الزِّنَا، وَشُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ، وَالسَّرِقَةِ؟ قُلْنَا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: هُنَّ الْفَوَاحِشُ، وَفِيهِنَّ الْعُقُوبَةُ، أَلاَ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ؟ الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ، وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَاحْتَفَزَ قَالَ: وَالزُّورُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Hasan ibn Bishr narrated to us. He said: al-Hakam ibn 'Abd al-Malik narrated to us, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, from 'Imran ibn Husayn, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “What do you say about unlawful sexual intercourse, drinking wine, and theft?” We said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “They are indecencies, and there is punishment for them. Shall I tell you about the gravest of the grave sins? Associating partners with Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and disobedience to parents.” He had been reclining, then shifted upright and said: “And falsehood.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ،
The Arabic includes the chain from al-Hasan ibn Bishr through 'Imran ibn Husayn; the English witness omits it.
Should the English witness be marked as abridged for this occurrence?
وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَاحْتَفَزَ قَالَ: وَالزُّورُ.
The Arabic source says الزور, whose scope may include falsehood or false testimony; the package does not further specify the intended sense.
Which English rendering best preserves the scope of الزور here?