Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Witnesses
6- بَابُ تَعْدِيلِ كَمْ يَجُوزُ؟
(6) Chapter. How many witnesses are sufficient to attest one’s good or bad record?
2 hadith · references 2642–2643
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Bukhari · 2642مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ، ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا أَوْ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : وَجَبَتْ ،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 4 narratorsBukhari · 2643أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ ، قُلْنَا : وَثَلَاثَةٌ ، قَالَ : وَثَلَاثَةٌ ، قُلْتُ : وَاثْنَانِ ، قَالَ : وَاثْنَانِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِOnce I went to Medina where there was an outbreak of disease and the people were dying rapidly. I was sitting with `Umar and a funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been affir5 narrators