Sahih Muslim Book 45, Hadith 133

Should I inform you that slandering, that is in fact a tale-carrying which creates dissension amongst people, (and) he (further) said: The person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie tells a lie until lie is recorded as a liar.

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This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri with a slight variation of wording.

Sahih Muslim Book 45, Hadith 132


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Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar.

Sahih Muslim Book 45, Hadith 134