Hadith #399
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى وَيَزِيدُ قَالَا أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ مَرَّتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَزِيدُ مَرُّوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَ
أَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فِي مَنَاقِبِ الْخَيْرِ فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ جَنَازَةٌ أُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فِي مَنَاقِبِ الشَّرِّ فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ شُهَدَاءُ فِي الْأَرْضِ
Isnad Chain
يعلى ويزيد
أبي سلمة
أبو هريرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Ya'la and Yazid, from Muhammad ibn 'Amr, from Abu Salama — that a funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — Yazid says: 'they passed by' — and they praised it for its good qualities. He said: 'It is confirmed [wajabat].' Then another funeral passed and they spoke ill of it for its bad qualities. He said: 'It is confirmed.' Then he said: 'You are the witnesses on earth.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 399
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7237
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43627