Authentic hadith articleWhoever reports a Hadīth on my authority that is thought to be false is one of the two liars
AuthenticNarrated by Muslim in his introductionHadeethEnc #6982
Arabic hadith textعَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ وَالْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ رضي الله عنهما قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ وَالْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ رضي الله عنهما قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي بِحَدِيثٍ يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ، فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ».
English translationSamurah ibn Jundab and Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Samurah ibn Jundab and Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever reports a Hadīth on my authority that is thought to be false is one of the two liars."
ExplanationExplanation of the hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that if a person reports a Hadīth from him which he knows, thinks, or deems it highly likely to be false, he has lied about him (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Sharing in the lying is the one who initially related it to him.