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Bayhaqi 7186 — Praising the deceased and mentioning the good

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي، وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الصَّغَانِيُّ، أنبأ عَفَّانُ، أنبأ دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْفُرَاتِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، قَالَ: خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ بِهَا مَرَضٌ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَمَرَّتْ بِهِمْ جِنَازَةٌ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: وَجَبَتْ. ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِالثَّالِثِ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: ⦗١٢٦⦘ وَجَبَتْ. فَقَالَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَقُلْتُ: مَا وَجَبَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ " قَالَ: قُلْنَا وَثَلَاثَةٌ؟ قَالَ: " وَثَلَاثَةٌ " قَالَ: قُلْنَا: وَاثْنَانِ؟ قَالَ: " وَاثْنَانِ "، قَالَ: لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِ. أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، فَقَالَ: قَالَ عَفَّانُ فَذَكَرَهُ.
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 Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 7186
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح۔ تقدم قبله»