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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الوصاياFrom the Book of Wills
باب مَنْ قَالَ لاَ تَشْهَدْ عَلَى وَصِيَّةٍ حَتَّى تُقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ:Chapter on those who said do not witness a will until it is read to you
Hadith 3312
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: "لَا تَشْهَدْ عَلَى وَصِيَّةٍ حَتَّى تُقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ، وَلَا تَشْهَدْ عَلَى مَنْ لَا تَعْرِفُ".
Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Do not bear witness to any will until it is recited to you, and do not testify for someone whom you do not know.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 3311)
It is narrated regarding Amir al-Mu’minin Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu: He would point towards the sun and say: «على مثل هذه أشهد» Bear witness to something as clear as the sun, and the Shari‘ah has prohibited false testimony «ألا و شهادة الزور.» and in the Noble Qur’an it is stated: «﴿وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ﴾ [الحج : 30]» meaning, “Refrain from giving false testimony.”
And Allah knows best.
It is narrated regarding Amir al-Mu’minin Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu: He would point towards the sun and say: «على مثل هذه أشهد» Bear witness to something as clear as the sun, and the Shari‘ah has prohibited false testimony «ألا و شهادة الزور.» and in the Noble Qur’an it is stated: «﴿وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ﴾ [الحج : 30]» meaning, “Refrain from giving false testimony.”
And Allah knows best.
