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عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا يَخْطُبُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَكْذِبُوا عَلَيَّ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَكْذِبْ عَلَيَّ يَلِجِ النَّارَ»
Translation: Manṣūr narrated from Ribʿī ibn Ḥirāsh, who heard ʿAlī delivering a sermon: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not lie about me; whoever lies about me will enter the Fire.”

“He heard ʿAlī preaching” explicitly establishes Ribʿī’s hearing from ʿAlī. “Yalij” means to enter. The warning concerns false attribution to the Prophet; its intentionality and theological implications are clarified by the other routes and by al-Nawawī.

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ʿAlī’s report: the text of the warning

The Grave Warning Against Lying About the Prophet: Narration, Intent and Critical Duty

عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا يَخْطُبُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَكْذِبُوا عَلَيَّ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَكْذِبْ عَلَيَّ يَلِجِ النَّارَ»
Translation: Manṣūr narrated from Ribʿī ibn Ḥirāsh, who heard ʿAlī delivering a sermon: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not lie about me; whoever lies about me will enter the Fire.”

“He heard ʿAlī preaching” explicitly establishes Ribʿī’s hearing from ʿAlī. “Yalij” means to enter. The warning concerns false attribution to the Prophet; its intentionality and theological implications are clarified by the other routes and by al-Nawawī.