Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2152
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ فَرْقَدٍ السَّبَخِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَكْذَبُ النَّاسِ الصَّبَّاغُونَ وَالصَّوَّاغُونَ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
ʿAmr ibn Rafiʿ narrated to us; ʿUmar ibn Harun narrated to us, from Hammam, from Farqad al-Sabakhi, from Yazid ibn ʿAbdullah ibn al-Shikhkhir, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘The most mendacious people are dyers and goldsmiths.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَكْذَبُ النَّاسِ الصَّبَّاغُونَ وَالصَّوَّاغُونَ " .
الصباغون are dyers; الصواغون are goldsmiths/jewelers. The report makes a concise broad statement about these occupations without explaining the reason.
Does ‘dyers and goldsmiths’ convey both occupational terms without adding an explanation absent from the report?