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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 3 · Knowledge
Sahih

إِثْمِ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

The sin of one who lies about the Prophet ﷺ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي، وَمَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَآنِي، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَتِي، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَىَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،

Translation

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya. Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me, for Satan cannot take on my form. And whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat in the Fire.”

Translator’s note: His kunya is Abu al-Qasim.

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Huraira berichtete vom Propheten ﷺ, dass er sagte: „Benennt euch mit meinem Namen, aber nehmt nicht meinen Beinamen (Kunya) an. Wer mich im Traum sieht, der hat mich (wirklich) gesehen, denn der Satan kann meine Gestalt nicht annehmen. Und wer absichtlich über mich lügt, der soll seinen Sitzplatz im Feuer einnehmen.“

Translator’s note: Sein Beiname ist Abu l-Qasim.

Türkçe

Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Benim ismimle isimlenin, fakat künyemle künyelenmeyin. Kim beni rüyada görürse gerçekten beni görmüştür; çünkü şeytan benim suretime giremez. Kim de bile bile benim adıma yalan söylerse cehennemdeki yerine hazırlansın.”

Translator’s note: Künyesi Ebü'l-Kâsım'dır.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Hurairah† 59 AH · MedinaDhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman a…† 101 AH · Kufa'Uthman bin 'Asim bin Husayn† 127 AH · KufaWadah bin 'Abdullah al-Yashk…† 176 AH · WasitMusa bin Isma'il al-Munqari …† 223 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

    d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Dhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman al-Ziyatأَبِي صَالِحٍ

    d. 101 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. 'Uthman bin 'Asim bin Husaynأَبِي حَصِينٍ

    d. 127 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Wadah bin 'Abdullah al-Yashkariأَبُو عَوَانَةَ

    d. 176 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. d. 223 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler