Shall I inform you of the best of the witnesses?
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Q3: In [Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim ] by al-Hafiz al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him), page 281, hadith number 1059, from Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1719 , how do you reconcile this hadith with the other hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3650 al-Bukhari , Book 52, Chapter 9?
It is also mentioned in Muslim , al-Tirmidhi , Ibn Majah , [Musnad Ahmad ], and [Muwatta Malik ], as indicated by the book [Miftah Kunuz al-Sunnah]?
Vol. 3: The hadiths that criticize rushing to give testimony and hastening to perform it before being asked are understood to refer to those who conceal the matter of testimony, who do not seek truth in it, and who do not care about it due to their weak faith and little fear of Allah. The hadith praising the one who gives testimony before being asked is understood to refer to the one for whom testimony is specifically required, who then gives it before being asked in order to establish the truth and out of fear that it might be lost, because there is no one else to testify. Refer to [Fath al-Bari] and [Fath al-Mujid] for further benefit. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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 يسألهاThere will come after you, people who will bear witness without being asked to do so
إن بعدكم قومًا.. يشهدون ولا يستشهدونIt is also mentioned in Muslim , al-Tirmidhi , Ibn Majah , [Musnad Ahmad ], and [Muwatta Malik ], as indicated by the book [Miftah Kunuz al-Sunnah]?
Vol. 3: The hadiths that criticize rushing to give testimony and hastening to perform it before being asked are understood to refer to those who conceal the matter of testimony, who do not seek truth in it, and who do not care about it due to their weak faith and little fear of Allah. The hadith praising the one who gives testimony before being asked is understood to refer to the one for whom testimony is specifically required, who then gives it before being asked in order to establish the truth and out of fear that it might be lost, because there is no one else to testify. Refer to [Fath al-Bari] and [Fath al-Mujid] for further benefit. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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