سنن أبي داود

Hadith 3596

Book 25: The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)

كِتَاب الْأَقْضِيَةِ

Chapter 13

Chapter: Regarding testimonies.

باب فِي الشَّهَادَاتِ

English narration

Narrated by زيد بن خالد الجهني

Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: "Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence (the narrator is doubtful) before he is asked for it. " Abdullah bin Abi Bakr dobted which of them he said. Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence, but he does not know for whom it is meant. Al-Hamdani said: "He should inform the authorities. Ibn al-Sarh said: "He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar (inform) occurs in the version of al-Hamdani. " Ibn al-Sarh said: "Ibn Abi Amrah and not Abdur-Rahman. "

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ السَّرْحِ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا

" شَكَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَيَّتَهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قَالَ مَالِكٌ : الَّذِي يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ بِهَا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ ، قَالَ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ : وَيَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ ، قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ : أَوْ يَأْتِي بِهَا الْإِمَامَ وَالْإِخْبَارُ فِي حَدِيثِ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ ، قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ : ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ ، لَمْ يَقُلْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3596In-book: Book 25, Hadith 3596

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