Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 12364 — A funeral that passes and is praised

Abu al-Aswad al-Dili said: I came to Madinah while an epidemic had spread there. I sat with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and a funeral passed by them, and the deceased's good was mentioned. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due for him." Then another funeral passed by, and the deceased's evil was mentioned, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due for him." Abu al-Aswad said: "O Commander of the Believers! What has become due?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I said just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Any Muslim for whose goodness four people testify, Allah Almighty will admit him into Paradise.' We said: 'What if there are three?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Even for three.' We said: 'What if there are two?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Even for two He will admit him into Paradise.' Then we did not ask him about one."