Silsilah as-Sahihah 1743 — Children of the Ummah are witnesses to good

Sayyiduna Yazid bin Shajarah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with a funeral. The people spoke good words about the deceased and praised him. At that moment, Jibreel (the trustworthy) came and said: "This man was not as the people are saying, but you are Allah’s witnesses on earth, so (in view of your testimony) Allah forgave even those sins of his which these people did not know about."