Abu al-Aswad al-Dili said: I set out for Madinah while an illness had spread there, and I sat with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). A funeral passed by them and the deceased was praised well, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due." Then another funeral passed and its good was mentioned, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due." Then a third funeral passed and its evil was mentioned, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It has become due." Abu al-Aswad said: I said: O Commander of the Believers, what has become due? He said: I said just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any Muslim for whom four people testify to his goodness (righteousness), Allah Almighty will admit him to Paradise." We said: And if there are three? He said: "Three as well." We said: And two? He said: "Two as well." Then we did not ask him about one.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 7186