Benefits & Rulings:

➊ Just as fabricating a false hadith is forbidden and a major sin, likewise, conveying that fabricated hadith to others is also a great offense. The one who transmits a fabricated narration is considered a partner in the sin with the fabricator. Therefore, such a person also deserves the same warning mentioned for the fabricator — namely, that he is destined for Hell.

➋ The word «الْكَاذِبَيْنِ» in the hadith has been recited in two ways: in the dual form as «الْكَاذِبَيْنِ» and in the plural form as «الْكَاذِبِينَ» . The above translation is based on the dual form. According to the plural form, the meaning would be: “He is one of the liars.” This difference in recitation does not affect the core ruling derived from the hadith.

➌ The two liars referred to are two claimants of prophethood: Musaylimah the Liar from Yamamah (Najd) and al-Aswad al-‘Ansi from Yemen. Both claimed prophethood during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Thus, whoever fabricates a hadith is as if he claims to be a prophet himself — since, like the Qur’an, hadith also originates from divine revelation (wahy). If one takes the plural meaning, then it refers to all the false prophets that will appear until the Day of Judgment. In one hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned that thirty great liars and impostors will emerge before the end of time [Musnad Ahmad: 2/104] , and the one who fabricates hadith is counted among them.

➍ It is permissible to narrate such fabricated hadiths for the purpose of warning people — so that they are not misled and do not act upon them. In this case, the intent is not to deceive, but to protect others from being deceived.