The Meaning of the Hadith of the Two Funerals: You Are the Witnesses of Allah on His Earth
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith of the two funerals that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) attended, where they praised the first and spoke ill of the second, he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Answer:
Yes, you are the witnesses of Allah on His earth. If the righteous testify in his favor, that is evidence of his happiness. If they testify against him, that is evidence of his misery. This is because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Al-Baqarah 2:143] They do not testify against him except as those who know his deeds, knowing his evil or knowing his good deeds and his good. It is not a testimony of bias; they testify to what they know of his condition.
May Allah keep you safe. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the hadith of the two funerals that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) attended, where they praised the first and spoke ill of the second, he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
It is obligatory, it is obligatory
وجبت وجبتAnswer:
Yes, you are the witnesses of Allah on His earth. If the righteous testify in his favor, that is evidence of his happiness. If they testify against him, that is evidence of his misery. This is because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / الإيمان بالقدر / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:58)
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