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3607. It was narrated from 'Umārah bin Khuzaimah that his paternal uncle, who was one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, told him that the Prophet ﷺ bought a horse from a Bedouin, and asked him to go with him so that he could give him the price of the horse. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ walked briskly, but the Bedouin walked slowly, and people started intercepting him and making him offer for the horse, not realizing that the Prophet ﷺ had already bought it. The Bedouin called the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and said: "If you want to buy this horse then confirm it, otherwise I shall sell it." The Prophet ﷺ stopped when he heard the call of the Bedouin, and said: "Did I not buy it from you?" He said: "No, by Allāh, I did not sell it to you." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Yes, I did buy it from you." The Bedouin started to say: "Bring a witness." Khuzaimah bin Thābit said: "I bear witness that you sold it to him." The Prophet ﷺ turned to Khuzaimah and said: "On what basis do you bear witness?" He said: "Because I believe you, O Messenger of Allāh." The Prophet ﷺ decreed that the testimony of Khuzaimah was equivalent to the testimony of two men. (Sahih)
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Commentary
1. This is a matter that is specific to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, it cannot be generalized for implementation regarding issues of witnesses.
2. In this narration the nobility, intelligence, purity and strength of faith of Khuzaimah bin Thābit has been expressed.
