Accepting the testimony of the Bedouin whose status is unknown
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Question:
Now, if it were said to us: O Shaykh, the Bedouin, meaning the one whose status is unknown, how did you accept his testimony?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not act on the basis of the unknown; he called him to testify and questioned him: Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah? He said: Yes. And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes. So it was established that he is a Muslim. As long as he is a Muslim, his testimony is acted upon. Yes.
Now, if it were said to us: O Shaykh, the Bedouin, meaning the one whose status is unknown, how did you accept his testimony?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not act on the basis of the unknown; he called him to testify and questioned him: Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah? He said: Yes. And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes. So it was established that he is a Muslim. As long as he is a Muslim, his testimony is acted upon. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 30|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|آخر يوم من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:15)
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