Kitabul Akib Hadith 172

Al-Maqrizi includes this narration in a section typically dealing with the responsibilities of the historian and the narrator. As a historian himself, Al-Maqrizi was acutely aware of the problem of fabrication and weak reports entering historical records. By placing this Hadith (No. 172), he sets a methodological standard: just because something is "heard" or found in a book does not make it a reliable fact to be transmitted to others.

While manuscripts may vary slightly in numbering based on different editions (e.g., Bulaq vs. modern critical editions), Hadith 172 is widely cited in this volume regarding the critical issue of verifying reports.

The Hadith:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is sufficient lying for a man to narrate everything he hears." (Arabic: كفى بالمرء كذبا أن يحدث بكل ما سمع)

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Arabic: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: "بَادِرُوا بِالأَعْمَالِ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ، يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا، وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا، يَبِيعُ دِينَهُ بِعَرَضٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا" kitabul akib hadith 172

Translation: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by trials and tribulations (Fitnah) like parts of a dark night. A man will be a believer in the morning and become a disbeliever by evening, and he will be a believer in the evening and become a disbeliever by morning. He will sell his religion for a small portion of worldly gain."

This Hadith provides a profound psychological and social definition of dishonesty. It suggests that lying is not merely the act of fabricating words; it includes the negligence of verification. Al-Maqrizi includes this narration in a section typically