Whoever tells a lie about me intentionally, let him take his seat in Hellfire
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever tells a lie about me intentionally, let him take his seat in Hellfire."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that whoever deliberately tells a lie about him, by falsely attributing a statement or action to him, will have a seat in Hellfire in the Hereafter as a recompense for lying about him.
Lessons from the hadith
- Telling lies about the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) deliberately and intentionally is a means of entering Hellfire.
- Telling a lie about the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) is not like telling a lie about all other people because the former leads to serious evils in terms of religious and worldly affairs.
- Warning against spreading Hadīths before verifying them and making sure of their authentic attribution to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (1/ 33) (110)، صحيح مسلم (1/ 10) (3)، إكمال المعلم (1/111)، شرح النووي على مسلم (1/65)، المفهم (1/32)، عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري (2/ 151)، شرح مقدمة سنن ابن ماجه (5/ 8).