LessonsPoverty, Responsible Speech, People's Rights, and Self-Discipline (Hadith 115–120)Quiz

كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ
It is enough falsehood for a person to relate everything they hear.

Source: مسلم

كَفَى means “is sufficient,” بِالْمَرْءِ refers to a person, كَذِبًا indicates falsehood, and يُحَدِّثَ means “to relate.” Passing on every rumor can circulate falsehood, since not everything heard is accurate.

كَفَى is a past-form verb used in this expression; كَذِبًا is a specification (tamyīz) clarifying “sufficient in what respect?” The present verb يُحَدِّثَ follows أَنْ, while سَمِعَ is the past verb “heard.”

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Hadith 117: The danger of repeating everything heard

Poverty, Responsible Speech, People's Rights, and Self-Discipline (Hadith 115–120)

كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ
It is enough falsehood for a person to relate everything they hear.

Source: مسلم

كَفَى means “is sufficient,” بِالْمَرْءِ refers to a person, كَذِبًا indicates falsehood, and يُحَدِّثَ means “to relate.” Passing on every rumor can circulate falsehood, since not everything heard is accurate.

كَفَى is a past-form verb used in this expression; كَذِبًا is a specification (tamyīz) clarifying “sufficient in what respect?” The present verb يُحَدِّثَ follows أَنْ, while سَمِعَ is the past verb “heard.”