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وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»
Translation: Muhammad ibn ʿUbayd al-Ghubarī narrated to us: Abū ʿAwānah narrated to us, from Abū Ḥaṣīn, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.”

“Mutaʿammidan” is a circumstantial accusative expressing deliberate intent. In Anas’s report intent is expressed through the verb “taʿammada.” Both convey the deliberate nature of the offense; their distinct wording should be preserved rather than silently harmonized.

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Abū Hurayrah: an explicit condition of intent

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

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»
Translation: Muhammad ibn ʿUbayd al-Ghubarī narrated to us: Abū ʿAwānah narrated to us, from Abū Ḥaṣīn, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.”

“Mutaʿammidan” is a circumstantial accusative expressing deliberate intent. In Anas’s report intent is expressed through the verb “taʿammada.” Both convey the deliberate nature of the offense; their distinct wording should be preserved rather than silently harmonized.