[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Adhere to truthfulness, for indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. Verily, a man speaks the truth until he is recorded by Allah as a truthful person. Beware of lying, for indeed, lying leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire. Verily, a man lies until he is recorded by Allah as a liar." Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, who was informed by Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, who was informed by Muhammad ibn Amr, who was informed by Yahya ibn Yahya, who reported it from Abu Muawiya, from Al-A'mash, mentioning it with his chain of narration, except that he said, "And a man continues to speak the truth and strive for truthfulness until he is recorded by Allah as a truthful person." And he said towards the end, "And a man continues to lie and strive for lying until he is recorded by Allah as a liar."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ صِدِّيقًا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ كَذَّابًا 20818 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يَكْتُبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ صِدِّيقًا وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ وَمَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ كَذَّابًا