صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2642

Book 52: The Book of Witnesses

كِتَاب الشَّهَادَاتِ

Chapter 6

(6) Chapter. How many witnesses are sufficient to attest one’s good or bad record?

6- بَابُ تَعْدِيلِ كَمْ يَجُوزُ؟

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

A funeral procession passed in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It has been affirmed (Paradise)." Then another funeral procession passed by and the people talked badly of the deceased. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It has been affirmed (Hell)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You said it has been affirmed for both?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The testimony of the people (is accepted), (for) the believer are Allah's witnesses on the earth."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : "

مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ، ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا أَوْ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ، فَقِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قُلْتَ لِهَذَا وَجَبَتْ وَلِهَذَا وَجَبَتْ ، قَالَ :

" شَهَادَةُ الْقَوْمِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ " .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2642In-book: Book 52, Hadith 2642

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