'Umar said, "A man is reckoned to be lying when he gives voice
to all that he hears." He said, "As for cases of indirect allusion, are
they enough to keep a Muslim from lying?"
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ، فَحَدَا الْحَادِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ارْفُقْ يَا أَنْجَشَةُ وَيْحَكَ بِالْقَوَارِيرِ.
Anas ibn Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, was on one of his journeys and the camel-drive was
chanting (to make the camels move). The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him…
Mutarrif ibn 'Imran ibn ash-Shakhir said, "I accompanied 'Imran
ibn Husayn to Basra. Every day he used to recite poetry to us and he said,
'Indirect allusions give ample scope to avoid lying.'"