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<hadith_export source="ParallelQuran.com" exported="2026-08-24T20:00:54Z" count="1">
  <hadith number="4989" global_number="25495">
    <collection>Sunan Abi Dawud</collection>
    <book>General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)</book>
    <narrators>
      <narrator>Abu &apos;Amir al-Huzani أبو عامر الهوزني</narrator>
      <narrator>al-Laith bin Sa&apos;d الليث بن سعد</narrator>
      <narrator>Muhammad bin Ajlan al-Madni محمد بن عجلان المدني</narrator>
      <narrator>Qutayba bin Sa&apos;id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل</narrator>
    </narrators>
    <grade>Sahih</grade>
    <text>Avoid falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness to hell; and if a man continues to speak falsehood and makes falsehood his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as a great liar. And adhere to truth, for truth leads to good deeds, and good deeds lead to paradise. If a man continues to speak the truth and makes truth his object, he will be recorded in Allah’s presence as eminently truthful.</text>
    <url>https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4989/</url>
  </hadith>
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