Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1990
جامع الترمذي#1990SahihAbu Hurairah narrated:"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You joke with us?' He said: 'Indeed I do not say except what is true.'" (Hasan)
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
Bashar Awad MaaroufHasan
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 27:96