Hadith 1423

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب الشهادات

(1) Chapter: Witnesses (IT)
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عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ اَلْجُهَنِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { "أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ اَلشُّهَدَاءِ? اَلَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا" } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه مسلم ( 1719 ).

Narrated Zaid bin Khaled al-Juhani (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Shall I not inform you who is the best witness? He is the one who produces his testimony before he is asked for it."[Reported by Muslim]. (IT)

Reference (IT): Bulugh al-Maram 1414 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 14, Hadith 18 (IT)

English translation (IT): Book 14, Hadith 1414 (IT)