35. Witnesses
٣٥۔ كتاب الشهادات
"O you people False witness is tantamount to Shirk with Allah" Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺrecited: So shun the Rijs of the idols, and shun false speech.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُدِلَتْ شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ إِشْرَاكًا بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ (وَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الأَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ )
"O you people! False witness is tantamount to Shirk with Allah."Saying it three times, then he recited this Ayah And shun false speech Until the end of the Ayah.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَامَ قَائِمًا فَقَالَ عُدِلَتْ شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ بِالشِّرْكِ بِاللَّهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ (وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ
"Shall I not inform you of the greatest of the major sins?" They said: "Of course O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said: "Shirk with Allah disobeying parents, and false testimony." Or: "False speech" He said: "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not stop saying it until we said ( to ourselves): 'I wish he would be quiet. "
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ الإِشْرَاكُ بِاللَّهِ وَعُقُوقُ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَشَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ أَوْ قَوْلُ الزُّورِ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُهَا حَتَّى قُلْنَا لَيْتَهُ سَكَتَ