Racing to Give Testimony and Hurrying to Perform It Before Being Asked
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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 8820 )
Q4: In (Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim ) by al-Hafiz al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him), page 281, hadith number (1059), narrated by Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani , that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1719 , so how is there reconciliation between this hadith and the other hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3650 al-Bukhari Book 52, Hadith 9, and it is also mentioned in Muslim and al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah and Musnad Ahmad and Mawatta Malik , as indicated by the book Miftah Kunuz al-Sunnah
Vol. 4: The hadiths criticizing haste in giving testimony and rushing to perform it before being asked refer to those who conceal the truth of the testimony, who do not seek truthfulness in it and do not care, due to their weak faith and little fear of Allah. The hadith praising the one who gives testimony before being asked refers to the one for whom the testimony is established, who gives it before being asked to establish the truth and out of fear of it being lost, as there is no one else to testify. Refer to (Fath al-Bari) and (Fath al-Mujid) for further benefit. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q4: In (Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim ) by al-Hafiz al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him), page 281, hadith number (1059), narrated by Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani , that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Should I not tell you of the best witnesses? He is the one who produces his evidence before he is asked for it.
ألا أخبركم بخير الشهداء؟ الذي يأتي بشهادته قبل أن يُسألهاThere will come after you, people who will bear witness without being asked to do so
إن بعدكم قومًا يشهدون ولا يُستشهدونVol. 4: The hadiths criticizing haste in giving testimony and rushing to perform it before being asked refer to those who conceal the truth of the testimony, who do not seek truthfulness in it and do not care, due to their weak faith and little fear of Allah. The hadith praising the one who gives testimony before being asked refers to the one for whom the testimony is established, who gives it before being asked to establish the truth and out of fear of it being lost, as there is no one else to testify. Refer to (Fath al-Bari) and (Fath al-Mujid) for further benefit. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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