Lying about the Prophet

278 hadith

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  Ali reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me intentionally to mislead people by it, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1269Hasan

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me, let him enter the Fire."

  الأعظمي 9638Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  البخاري 106Sahih

• Ali bin Rabia reported,

  I witnessed Mughira bin Shuba go out one day, ascend the pulpit, praise Allah and extol Him, and then say, "What is this wailing for the dead in Islam?" A man from the Ansar had died and was being mourned with loud wailing. He continued, "I…

  أحمد 18202Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me shall enter the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1255Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me, a house will be built for him in the Fire."

  أحمد 5798Sahih

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me even a single verse. Narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in that. But whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 8275Sahih

• Zubayr bin Awwam reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1259Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me will have a house built for him in the Fire."

  أحمد 6309Sahih

• Khalid bin Arfata reported,

  I myself heard from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abu Shayba, who said, Muslim the freedman of Khalid bin Arfata narrated to us that Khalid bin Arfata said about al-Mukhtar, "This man is a liar. I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'Whoever lies about me…

  أحمد 22501Daif

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me will have a house built for him in the Fire."

  أحمد 4742Sahih

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الترمذي 2659Sahih

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me even a single verse. Narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in it. But whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 8176Sahih

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me even a single verse. Narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in it. But whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1261Sahih

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me even a single verse. Narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in it. But whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1181Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  أحمد 629Sahih

• Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 16916Difficult

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  ابن ماجه 30Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  Speak to people according to what they can understand. Would you want Allah and His Messenger to be called liars?

  البخاري 127Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 10728Sahih

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  The hadith was traced back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in Hellfire."

  أحمد 4338Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  مسلم 2Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire." Hajjaj said, "I asked Shuba, 'Did he meet Ali?'" Shuba replied, "Yes, he narrated to me from Ali." But he did not say that he heard it…

  أحمد 1001Sahih

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 3814Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  ابن ماجه 33Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for lying about me leads one into the Fire."

  ابن ماجه 31Sahih

• Mughira bin Shuba reported,

  I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Lying about me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire." And I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Whoever is wailed over will be punished according to…

  الأعظمي 9637Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  الترمذي 2660Sahih

• Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 14255Sahih

• Salama bin Akwa reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 16506Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  أحمد 1292Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 1075Daif

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire."

  أحمد 630Sahih

• Abdullah bin Zubayr reported,

  I said to Zubayr, "What keeps you from narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as his companions narrate from him?" He replied, "By Allah, I had a close standing and position with him, but I heard him say, 'Whoever lies about me…

  أبو داود 3651Sahih

• Abu Qatada reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say from this very pulpit, "People, beware of speaking too much about me. Whoever speaks on my behalf must say nothing but the truth, or what is accurate. Whoever attributes to me what I did not say, let him…

  الأعظمي 1263Hasan

• Abdullah bin Masud reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in Hellfire." One of them said, "in the Fire."

  أحمد 3847Sahih

• Abdul-Aziz reported,

  Anas said, "What prevents me from narrating many hadith to you is that the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"

  البخاري 108Sahih

• Abdullah bin Amr bin As reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Convey from me, even if it be a single verse. Narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in that. But whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  البخاري 3461Sahih

• Abdullah bin Zubayr reported,

  I said to Zubayr, "I do not hear you narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the way so-and-so and so-and-so do." He replied, "I never parted from him, but I heard him say, 'Whoever lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"

  البخاري 107Sahih

• Abdullah bin Umar reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1262Sahih

• Hassan bin Atiya reported,

  Abu Kabsha al-Saluli came toward us while we were in the mosque, and Makhul, Ibn Abu Zakariyya, and Abu Bahriyya rose to meet him. He said, "I heard Abdullah bin Amr say, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Convey from me, even if it is…

  أحمد 7006Sahih

• Mughira reported,

  Ali reported, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Lying about me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1258Sahih

• Abu Saeed Khudri reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not write anything from me. Whoever has written anything from me other than the Quran, let him erase it. Narrate from me, there is no harm in that. But whoever lies about me," — Hammam said, "I think he…

  الأعظمي 1162Sahih

• Abu Saeed Khudri reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Narrate from me, but do not lie about me. Whoever deliberately lies about me has prepared his seat in the Fire. And narrate from the Children of Israil, there is no harm in that."

  الأعظمي 8276Sahih

• Riyah bin Harith reported,

  We were with Mughira bin Shuba [[r1]] in the mosque, and the people of Kufa were with him, when Saeed bin Zayd [[r1]] arrived. Mughira made room for him and said, "Come, sit here," seating him beside himself on the couch. Saeed bin Zayd…

  الأعظمي 1266Sahih

• Abdullah bin Zubayr reported,

  I said to my father, Zubayr bin Awwam [[r1]], "Why do you not narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He replied, "I never parted from him from the time I embraced Islam, but I heard him say one statement. I heard him say, 'Whoever lies…

  أحمد 1428Sahih

• Zayd bin Arqam reported,

  Ubaydullah bin Ziyad sent for me, so I went to him. He said, "What are these reports you keep narrating from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that we cannot find in the Book of Allah [[r4]]? You claim he has a basin in Paradise!" He replied, "The…

  الأعظمي 1265Sahih

• Uthman bin Affan reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 507Sahih

• Abu Saeed Khudri reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  الأعظمي 1270Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not lie about me, for whoever lies about me will enter the Fire." Hajjaj said, I asked Shuba, "Did he meet Ali?" He replied, "Yes, he narrated to me from Ali," but he did not say that he heard from him…

  أحمد 1000Sahih

• Zayd bin Arqam reported,

  Ubaydullah bin Ziyad summoned me, so I went to him. He asked, "What are these hadith you narrate and transmit from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which we do not find in the Book of Allah [[r4]]? You claim he has a basin in Paradise!" He replied,…

  الأعظمي 856Sahih

• Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 584Difficult

• Dijin Abu Ghusn Basri reported,

  I came to Medina and met Aslam, the freed slave of Umar bin Khattab [[r1]]. I said to him, "Tell me about Umar." He replied, "I cannot. I fear that I might add something or leave something out. Whenever we asked Umar [[r1]], 'Tell us about…

  أحمد 326Daif

• Qays bin Saad reported,

  I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever deliberately tells a lie about me, let him take his resting place in the Fire," or "a house in Hell."

  أحمد 15482ADaif

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever attributes to me what I did not say, let him take his seat in the Fire. Whoever is consulted by his Muslim brother and advises him with something other than what is sound has betrayed him. And whoever…

  أحمد 8266Daif

• Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

  The Prophet ﷺ said, "Be cautious about narrating from me except what you know for certain. Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire. And whoever speaks about the Quran based on his own opinion, let him take his…

  الترمذي 2951Daif

• Hisham bin Abu Ruqaya reported,

  I heard Maslama bin Muqlid, while he was seated on the pulpit addressing the people, saying, "People, do you not have enough in cotton and linen to spare you from silk? Here is a man among you who will tell you about the Messenger of Allah.…

  الأعظمي 1264Sahih

• Abu Hurairah reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  مسلم 4Sahih

• Mughira reported,

  Ali said, "I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'Lying about me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.' I also heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'Whoever is wailed over will be punished on…

  الأعظمي 3569Sahih

• Anas bin Malik reported,

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever lies about me," I think he said, "deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."

  أحمد 13332Sahih