سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأحكامThe Chapters on Rulings
بَابُ : كَرَاهِيَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُسْتَشْهَدْChapter: To Give Testimony When One Has Not been Asked To Do Is Disliked
Hadith 2363
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بنُ الْجَرَّاحِ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : خَطَبَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِالْجَابِيَةِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فِينَا مِثْلَ مُقَامِي فِيكُمْ فَقَالَ : " احْفَظُونِي فِي أَصْحَابِي ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ يَفْشُو الْكَذِبُ حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ الرَّجُلُ وَمَا يُسْتَشْهَدُ وَيَحْلِفَ وَمَا يُسْتَحْلَفُ " .
´It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said:` 'Umar bin Khattab addressed us at Jabiyah and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up among us as I stand among you, and said: 'Honor my Companions for my sake, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will prevail until a man will give testimony without being asked to do so, and he will swear an oath without being asked to do so.' ”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Taking care of me means that, considering their connection to me, love for them and maintaining their respect should be upheld.
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The Tabi‘in and Tabi‘ Tabi‘in are also worthy of respect; therefore, loving them and respecting them is necessary.
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In the eras of the Companions (Sahabah), the Tabi‘in, and the Tabi‘ Tabi‘in, goodness was predominant and evil was subdued. Among the common people, the moral and behavioral corruptions that appeared later were not present. Even the intellectual errors that arose in those times did not have the severity that developed among later people.
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The meaning of not seeking testimony is that witnesses will be ready to give testimony, but due to their moral weakness, they will not be trustworthy; therefore, they will not be accepted or preferred as witnesses, and even their oaths will not be relied upon.
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A Muslim should strive to avoid being counted among such evil people about whom predictions have been made in the ahadith, and should improve his character so that his testimony and oath are trustworthy.
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Taking care of me means that, considering their connection to me, love for them and maintaining their respect should be upheld.
➋
The Tabi‘in and Tabi‘ Tabi‘in are also worthy of respect; therefore, loving them and respecting them is necessary.
➌
In the eras of the Companions (Sahabah), the Tabi‘in, and the Tabi‘ Tabi‘in, goodness was predominant and evil was subdued. Among the common people, the moral and behavioral corruptions that appeared later were not present. Even the intellectual errors that arose in those times did not have the severity that developed among later people.
➍
The meaning of not seeking testimony is that witnesses will be ready to give testimony, but due to their moral weakness, they will not be trustworthy; therefore, they will not be accepted or preferred as witnesses, and even their oaths will not be relied upon.
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A Muslim should strive to avoid being counted among such evil people about whom predictions have been made in the ahadith, and should improve his character so that his testimony and oath are trustworthy.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2363
