Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 386
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ، فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ صِدِّيقًا، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ، فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ، وَالْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ كَذَّابًا.
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‘Abd Allah reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to the Garden. A person continues to speak the truth until he is recorded with Allah as a ṣiddīq (a steadfastly truthful person). Beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire. A person continues to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source contrasts al-birr, righteousness, with al-fujur, wickedness, and retains ṣiddīq as a religiously significant designation with a brief gloss.