Question
Is this Hadith suitable to quote?
‘When a person tells a lie, the bad smell that comes out of the lie keeps the Angels one mile away’
Answer
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). He has declared the Hadith sound (hasan).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 1972)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar