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3596. Zaid bin Khālid Al-Juhānī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you of the best of witnesses? The one who offers his testimony or speaks of his testimony before he is asked to do so.” ‘Abdullāh bin Abī Bakr was not sure which of the two he said. (Sāhih)
Abū Dāwūd said: Mālik said: “The one who speaks of his testimony without knowing in whose favor it is.” Al-Hamdānī said: “And brings the case to the Sultān.” Ibn As-Sarh said: “Or brings it to the Imām.”[1]
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[1] Meaning, these are the variant wordings narrated from them.
Commentary
It has been mentioned in a report of Al-Bukhārī and Muslim, that near the Day of Judgment "People will come whose witness will precede their oaths, and their oaths will precede their witness." (Sahih Al-Bukhārī no. 2652) The witness of such people has been condemned. In this narration, efforts of those who come forward to help the poor and helpless is appreciated. Such truthful people also help the courts to implement justice.
