Mishkat al-Masabih 3766
Cases and Depositions - Section 1
وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ؟ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بشهادتِه قبلَ أنْ يسْأَلهَا». رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
Zaid b. Khalid reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Shall I not tell you of the best witness? He is the one who produces his deposition before he is asked for it.” Muslim transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:2295 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:3596 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muslim | Soundgraded on muslim:1719 | hadithunlocked |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on tirmidhi:2295 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundin صحيح سنن الترمذي, p. 2295in صحيح سنن أبي داود, p. 3596graded on tirmidhi:2295 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih Muslim 1719أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 2295أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا
- Sunan Abu Dawud 3596أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا