English translation
3606. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: “A man from Banū Sahm went out with Tamīm Ad-Dārī and 'Adiyy bin Baddā', and the Sahmī man died in a land where there were no Muslims. When they brought his estate, a silver cup with lines of gold was missing. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ made them swear an oath, then the cup was found in Makkah. They said: “We bought it from Tamīm and 'Adiyy.” Two men who were heirs of the Sahmī man stood up and swore: “Our testimony is truer than theirs; the cup belongs to our companion.” Then the following Verse was revealed concerning them: “O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, (then take) the testimony.”[1]
