Can a believer be a coward?
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 4964 ):
Q2: I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I do not know whether it is authentic or a lie? And I want to know its origin and in which books of hadith it was reported, , and in another wording: "Can a believer be stingy? He said: 'Yes.' Can he be cowardly? He said: 'Yes.' Can he be a liar? He said: 'No, no, no.'"
Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
A2: This hadith was narrated by al-Mundhiri in the chapter "Encouraging Truthfulness and Warning Against Lying" in his book [al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib], Part 4, with the wording: And from Safwan ibn Salim , he said: It was narrated by Malik as mursal, and it is as al-Mundhiri said: a mursal hadith, and the mursal is among the categories of weak hadiths. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I do not know whether it is authentic or a lie? And I want to know its origin and in which books of hadith it was reported,
They asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: Can a believer be a thief? He said: Yes. Can a believer be an adulterer? He said: Yes. Can a believer be a liar? He said: No, no, no.
سألوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا: أيكون المؤمن سارقًا؟ قال: نعم، أيكون زانيًا؟ قال: نعم، أيكون كاذبًا؟ قال: لا، لا، لاPlease inform us, may Allah reward you with good?
A2: This hadith was narrated by al-Mundhiri in the chapter "Encouraging Truthfulness and Warning Against Lying" in his book [al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib], Part 4, with the wording: And from Safwan ibn Salim , he said:
It was said: O Messenger of Allah, can a believer be a coward? He said: Yes. It was said to him: Can a believer be stingy? He said: Yes. It was said to him: Can a believer be a liar? He said: No.
قيل: يا رسول الله، أيكون المؤمن جبانًا؟ قال: نعم، قيل له: أيكون المؤمن بخيلاً؟ قال: نعم، قيل له: أيكون المؤمن كذابًا؟ قال: لا
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