2802 Is it permissible to testify when not asked?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2295Sahih (Darussalam)? This is if the matter is hidden and it is about to be lost, and you have testimony that you would give even if you were not asked, so that the right is not lost. But in the first issue, there are witnesses
Answer:
other than you. Why would you go when you were not asked, and there are other witnesses, and there is no fear that the right will be lost. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Shall l not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it.
أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَاAnswer:
other than you. Why would you go when you were not asked, and there are other witnesses, and there is no fear that the right will be lost. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2637 2802 هل يجوز الشهادة ممن لم تطلب منه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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