Is this narration authentic?
المؤمن يطبع على الخلال كلها غير الخيانة، والكذب
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 26117 and 30975)
Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah) has graded the chain authentic.
(Footnotes on Musannaf, Hadith: 26117)
Translation
A Believer is instilled with a number of qualities except deception and lying.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar