Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Hadith 680
truthfulnesslying
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ یَحْیَی الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا صَدَقَ کَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ یُصَدِّقُهُ اللَّهُ وَ نَفْسُهُ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ صَادِقٌ وَ إِذَا کَذَبَ کَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ یُکَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ وَ نَفْسُهُ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ کَاذِبٌ.
1. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who speaks truth, first Allah testifies to his words and he considers himself truthful. One who lies, first Allah falsifies his words and that person himself knows that he is a liar.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq