hadith) whether deliberately or not,82 by this hadith which is reported by Ibn Umar: "Verily that who ascribes false hadith to me, is building a house for himself in the Fire." He even intensified the severity through these words that were reported by Uthman ibn Affan: "Whoever ascribes to me anything I never said" So if he even only conveys his (S) utterance without intending falsity on purpose, shall be liable to this threat from the Prophet (S).83
This tradition was reported in a different way, thus: "Whoever quotes from me that which I never said, should occupy his abode in Fire."
It is said: This being the hardest and most difficult word used by him, due to its including every distorter, solecist and misinterpreter. We can refer to al-Imam al-Shafi'i, who was alim (religious scholar) of Quraysh, and who was nearer to the pristine Sunnah fountain than al-Bukhari and Muslim with all owners of sunan, and teacher of al-Imam Ahmad, to review what he narrated in this regard, when we can observe that many traditions with this meaning were narrated by him, all being devoid of the word "deliberately."
Following are some of his narrations in his famous treatise:84
It is reported from Wathilah ibn al-Asqa, that the Prophet said: "The worst calumny is that when one ascribing to me that which I never uttered, and that who portrayed for himself that which his eyes never saw, and who was adopted by other than his father."
Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet said: "Verily that who ascribes false hadith to me, is building a house for himself in Fire."
Umm Asid is reported to have said: I said to Abu Qatadah: Why is that you never relate anything from the Messenger of Allah as others are doing? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah declaring: Whoever falsifies my hadith, has to seek for himself an abode (bed) in Fire."
These were excerptions from the traditions reported by al-Shafi'i in his treatise, in which the word "deliberately" is never seen at all, so let those having reason give ear to this! Further this word can never be found in all traditions we cite whatsoever.
Al-Nawawi, in expounding the hadith: "Whoever relates from me a
82. This may be a sign of disgrace on the part of claimants of knowledgeability who propagate among people that undeliberately falsity can never be equal to the deliberate one.
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