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Bulugh al-Maram 1414

Claims and Evidences

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ اَلْجُهَنِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { "أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ اَلشُّهَدَاءِ? اَلَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا" } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ <sup>1</sup>.

Translation

Narrated Zaid bin Khaled al-Juhani (RA): The Prophet (SAW) said, "Shall I not inform you who is the best witness? He is the one who produces his testimony before he is asked for it." [Reported by Muslim].

Grades by grader

Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahihgraded on tirmidhi:2295fawazahmed0
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-HamidSahihgraded on abudawud:3596fawazahmed0
MuslimSoundgraded on muslim:1719hadithunlocked
Zubair Ali ZaiSoundgraded on tirmidhi:2295fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com
al-AlbaniSahihgraded on tirmidhi:2295fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Jami at-Tirmidzi 2295أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا
  • Misykatul Mashabih 3766وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ؟ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بشهادتِه قبلَ أنْ يسْأَلهَا». رَوَاهُ مُسلم
  • Shahih Muslim 1719أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا