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Bayhaqi 20400 — The one consulted about witnesses must have long

أَخْبَرَنَا الشَّرِيفُ أَبُو الْفَتْحِ الْعُمَرِيُّ، أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْهَرَوِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْبَغَوِيُّ، ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، ثنا شَيْبَانُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ قَالَ: شَهِدَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِشَهَادَةٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: " لَسْتُ أَعْرِفُكَ، وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ أَنْ لَا أَعْرِفَكَ، ائْتِ بِمَنْ ⦗٢١٤⦘ يَعْرِفُكَ "، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: أَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ، قَالَ: " بِأِيِّ شَيْءٍ تَعْرِفُهُ؟ " قَالَ: بِالْعَدَالَةِ وَالْفَضْلِ، فَقَالَ: " فَهُوَ جَارُكَ الْأَدْنَى الَّذِي تَعْرِفُ لَيْلَهَ وَنَهَارَهَ، وَمَدْخَلَهُ وَمَخْرَجَهُ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَمُعَامِلُكَ بِالدِّينَارِ وَالدِّرْهَمِ اللَّذَيْنِ بِهِمَا يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلَى الْوَرَعِ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَرَفيِقُكَ فِي السَّفَرِ الَّذِي يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلَى مَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " لَسْتَ تَعْرِفُهُ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ: " ائْتِ بِمَنْ يَعْرِفُكَ ".
Kharashah bin al-Hurr (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man came to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to give testimony. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: I do not know you, but that will not harm you at all once you bring someone who knows you. A man from the people said: I know him. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: By what do you know him? He said: By his uprightness and virtue. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Is he your near neighbour, so that you know his nights and days and are familiar with his comings and goings? He said: No. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Have you inferred his piety through dealings in dirhams and dinars? He said: No. He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Was he your companion on a journey, so that you infer his good character? He said: No. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You do not know him. Bring someone who knows you.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20400
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