(27) باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُسْتَشْهَدْ
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then there will come people whose testimony precedes their oath and whose oath precedes their testimony." (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Ibn Majah 2362 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 13, Hadith 55 (JA)
English translation (JA): Vol. 3, Book 13, Hadith 2362 (JA)