Hadith Finder - Book Chapters On Witnesses

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Chapter: What Has Been Related About Witnesses And Which Of Them Are Best

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Shall l not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it."

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2295
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 1
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2295

(Another chain) from Malik in which he said:

Ibn Abi 'Amrah."

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2296
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 2
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2296

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:

"The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before being asked for it."

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2297
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 3
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2297

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Chapter: What Has Been Related About Whose Testimony Is Not Acceptable

Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

The testimony of a treacherous man is not acceptable nor a treacherous woman nor a man lashed for the Hadd nor a woman lashed nor one possessing malice of enmity nor a rehearsed witness nor the Qani of (one contracted by)the family on their behalf nor the one associating himself to other than his Wala or to other than his relatives."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ خَائِنٍ وَلاَ خَائِنَةٍ وَلاَ مَجْلُودٍ حَدًّا وَلاَ مَجْلُودَةٍ وَلاَ ذِي غِمْرٍ لأَخِيهِ وَلاَ مُجَرَّبِ شَهَادَةٍ وَلاَ الْقَانِعِ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ لَهُمْ وَلاَ ظَنِينٍ فِي وَلاَءٍ وَلاَ قَرَابَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الْفَزَارِيُّ الْقَانِعُ التَّابِعُ ‏.‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ ‏.‏ وَيَزِيدُ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَلاَ يُعْرَفُ هَذَا الْحَدِيِثُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ قَالَ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ عِنْدِي مِنْ قِبَلِ إِسْنَادِهِ ‏.‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي هَذَا أَنَّ شَهَادَةَ الْقَرِيبِ جَائِزَةٌ لِقَرَابَتِهِ ‏.‏ وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي شَهَادَةِ الْوَالِدِ لِلْوَلَدِ وَالْوَلَدِ لِوَالِدِهِ وَلَمْ يُجِزْ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ شَهَادَةَ الْوَالِدِ لِلْوَلَدِ وَلاَ الْوَلَدِ لِلْوَالِدِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا كَانَ عَدْلاً فَشَهَادَةُ الْوَالِدِ لِلْوَلَدِ جَائِزَةٌ وَكَذَلِكَ شَهَادَةُ الْوَلَدِ لِلْوَالِدِ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَخْتَلِفُوا فِي شَهَادَةِ الأَخِ لأَخِيهِ أَنَّهَا جَائِزَةٌ وَكَذَلِكَ شَهَادَةُ كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ لِقَرِيبِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةٌ لِرَجُلٍ عَلَى الآخَرِ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَدْلاً إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا عَدَاوَةٌ ‏.‏ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً ‏"‏ لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ صَاحِبِ إِحْنَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي صَاحِبَ عَدَاوَةٍ وَكَذَلِكَ مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ حَيْثُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ صَاحِبِ غِمْرٍ لأَخِيهِ ‏"‏ يَعْنِي صَاحِبَ عَدَاوَةٍ ‏.‏

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2298
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 4
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2298

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Chapter: What Has Been Related About Bearing False Witness

Ayman bin Khuraim narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) stood to give a Khutbah and said:

"O you people False witness is tantamount to Shirk with Allah" Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)recited: So shun the Rijs of the idols, and shun false speech.

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2299
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 5
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2299

Khuraim bin Fatik Al-Asadi narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) performed the Subh (Fajr)prayer. Then when he turned he got up to stand and said:

"O you people! False witness is tantamount to Shirk with Allah."Saying it three times, then he recited this Ayah And shun false speech Until the end of the Ayah.

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2300
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 6
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2300

'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakrah narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:

"Shall I not inform you of the greatest of the major sins?" They said: "Of course O Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)!" He said: "Shirk with Allah disobeying parents, and false testimony." Or: "False speech" He said: "So the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) would not stop saying it until we said ( to ourselves): 'I wish he would be quiet. "

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2301
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 7
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2301

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Chapter: From it (i.e. the previous chapter subject) [Among That Lying Will Spread Until A Man Will Testify While His Testimony Was Not Requested And A Man Will Take An Oath While His Oath Was Not Sought]

'Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)said:

"The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them,then those who follow them, then those who follow them."(He(s.a.w)said that) three times. "Then, after them a people will come who increase in fatness, loving fatness, giving testimony before they are asked for it."

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2302
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 8
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2302

Another chain on the authority of 'Imran bin Husain narrates a similar narration.

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2302b
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 9
English translation	: Vol. 1, Book 9, Hadith 2302

Clarification of this is in the Hadith of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, from the Prophet(s.a.w) who said:

"The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them,then those who follow them. Then lying will spread, until a man testifies while his testimony was not requested, and a man will take an oath while an oath was not sought."

Reference	: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2303
In-book reference	: Book 35, Hadith 10
English translation	: Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2303

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Chapters On Witnesses

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Witnesses And Which Of Them Are Best

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Whose Testimony Is Not Acceptable

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Bearing False Witness

Chapter: From it (i.e. the previous chapter subject) [Among That Lying Will Spread Until A Man Will Testify While His Testimony Was Not Requested And A Man Will Take An Oath While His Oath Was Not Sought]