Hadith #580
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَا
Body (Matn)
قَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ كَذَّابًا أَوْ يَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ صِدِّيقًا
Isnad Chain
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عبد الرزاقnarrator
عبد الرزاق
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معمرnarrator
معمر
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أبي إسحاcompanion
أبي إسحا
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from Abi Ishaq, from Abi al-Ahwas — that Ibn Mas'ud said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: A servant keeps lying until he is recorded as a habitual liar; and keeps telling the truth until he is recorded as profoundly truthful [siddiq].'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 580
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3818
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40208