The Meaning of the Hadith: They Testify but Are Not Called to Testify
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Answer:
It means that you do not ask them to testify; they go and testify while they are not being called to do so. Come, let us testify. This is evidence of their laxity.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
They testify but are not called to testify
يشهدون ولا يستشهدونAnswer:
It means that you do not ask them to testify; they go and testify while they are not being called to do so. Come, let us testify. This is evidence of their laxity.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (45:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.