سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ يَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فَإِذَا صَدَقَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ صَدَقَ وَ بَرَّ وَ إِذَا كَذَبَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَذَبَ وَ فَجَرَ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘The servant, could be truthful until he is Written in the Presence of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> as being from the truthful ones, and he could lie until he is Written in the Presence of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> as being from the liars. So when he is truthful, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Says: “He is truthful and righteous”; and when he lies, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Says: “Liar, and an immoral one”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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