Honesty — 7 hadith.
1. Jami' at-Tirmidhi #1246
Muhammad bin Bashar told us, Yahya bin Saeed told us, on the authority of Shu’bah, on the authority of Qatada, on the authority of Salih Abi Al-Khalil, on the authority of Abdullah bin Al-Harith, on the authority of Hakim bin Hazzam, who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The two trades are at option as long as they do not separate, then if they are honest and we agree, we will be blessed.” They are entitled to their sale, but if they conceal and lie, the b
Hakim b. Hizam — Jami' at-Tirmidhi #1246 (Sahih)
2. Sahih Al-Bukhari #4725
I said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bikali claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not the Moses of the children of Israel" Ibn `Abbas said, "The enemy of Allah (Nauf) told a lie." Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Moses got up to deliver a speech before the children of Israel and he was asked, Who is the most learned person among the people?' Moses replied, 'I (am the most learned).' Allah admonished him for he did not ascribe knowledge to Allah alone
Sa'id bin Jubair — Sahih Al-Bukhari #4725 (Sahih)
3. Sahih Al-Bukhari #7170
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I (and when I did so) a man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms of the killed perso
Abu Qatada — Sahih Al-Bukhari #7170 (Sahih)
4. Sahih Al-Bukhari #3612
We complained to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka`ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religi
Khabbab bin Al-Arat — Sahih Al-Bukhari #3612 (Sahih)
5. Sahih Muslim #6799
Urwa b. Zubair reported that 'A'isha said to him:This news has reached me that 'Abdullah b. 'Amr al-'As would pass by us during the Hajj season, so you meet him and ask him (about religious matters) as he has acquired great knowledge from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). I thus met him and asked him about things which he narrated from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). And amongst these the one he mentioned was that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Verily, Allah does not take away knowledge from people directly but he takes
— Sahih Muslim #6799 (Sahih)
6. Sahih Al-Bukhari #4726
Ya`la bin Muslim and `Amr bin Dinar and some others narrated the narration of Sa`id bin Jubair. Narrated Sa`id: While we were at the house of Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Abbas said, "Ask me (any question)" I said, "O Abu `Abbas! May Allah let me be sacrificed for you ! There is a man at Kufa who is a storyteller called Nauf; who claims that he (Al-Khadir's companion) is not Moses of Bani Israel." As for `Amr, he said to me, "Ibn `Abbas said, "(Nauf) the enemy of Allah told a lie." But Ya`la said to
Ibn Juraij — Sahih Al-Bukhari #4726 (Sahih)
7. Jami' at-Tirmidhi #3180
Mahmoud bin Ghaylan told us, Abu Usama told us, on the authority of Hisham bin Urwa, my father told me, on the authority of Aisha, she said of what was mentioned of As for me, which was mentioned, and what I knew about, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, stood up to give me a preacher, and he bore witness and praised God and praised him as he deserved, then he said “But after they advised me about people who blamed my family, by God, I have never known any evil to be do
'Aishah — Jami' at-Tirmidhi #3180 (Sahih)
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