Chapter on the obligation of narrating from the trustworthy, abandoning the liars, and warning against lying about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Know, may Allah guide you to success, that

The Reader: Chapter on the obligation of narrating from the trustworthy, abandoning the liars, and warning against lying about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Know, may Allah guide you to success, that it is obligatory for everyone who knows the difference between authentic and defective narrations, and between the trustworthy transmitters and the accused, to narrate only what he knows to be sound in its origins and whose transmitters are trustworthy, and to avoid what comes from the accused and the obstinate among the people of innovation. The evidence that what we have stated is the necessary ruling, and not what contradicts it, is the saying of Allah, Glorious is His mention: , and He, Exalted is His praise, said: , and He, Mighty and Majestic, said: . Thus, by what we have mentioned of these verses, it is indicated that the report of the open sinner is invalid and not accepted, and that the testimony of one who is not just is rejected. Although the report differs in meaning from testimony in some respects, they may coincide in their greatest meanings, since the report of the open sinner is not accepted by the people of knowledge, just as his testimony is rejected by all of them. The Sunnah indicated the rejection of narrating the denounced among the reports, similar to the indication of the Qur'an in rejecting the report of the open sinner. This is the famous report from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):