Hadith 2685

'Al-Mushrikūn (idolaters, polytheists, and pagans) should not be asked to give witness or the like (i.e., their witnesses are not acceptable).

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Darussalam · Volume 3

52 - THE BOOK OF WITNESSES

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2685 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 181

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English translation

2685. Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullāh bin 'Utba: Ibn 'Abbās رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا said, "O assembly of Muslims! How do you ask the people of the Scriptures, though your Book (i.e., the Qur'an) which was revealed to His Prophet ﷺ is the most recent information from Allāh and you recite it, (the Qur'an) that has not been distorted? Allāh has informed you that the people of the Scriptures distorted and changed what was revealed to them, with their own hands and they said (as regards their changed Scriptures): 'This is from Allāh,' in order to get some worldly benefit thereby." Ibn Abbās added, "Isn't the knowledge revealed to you sufficient to prevent you from asking them? By Allāh, I have never seen any one of them asking you (Muslims) about what has been revealed to you." (1) (Ch. 29) Al-Hasan and some other scholars say that the witness of somebody against someone belonging to another religion, is not valid, but it is valid if the two persons belong to the same religion. Ash-Sha'bi permits the witness of Muslims in cases involving non-Muslims. to be dishonest, (3) Whenever he promises, he breaks his promise.” (See H. 33)

Arabic text

2685 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: " يَا مَعْشَرَ المُسْلِمِينَ، كَيْفَ تَسْأَلُونَ أَهْلَ الكِتَابِ، وَكِتَابُكُمُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْدَثُ الأَخْبَارِ بِاللَّهِ، تَقْرَءُونَهُ لَمْ يُشَبْ، وَقَدْ حَدَّثَكُمُ اللَّهُ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الكِتَابِ بَدَّلُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ وَغَيَّرُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمُ الكِتَابَ، فَقَالُوا: هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا، أَفَلاَ يَنْهَاكُمْ مَا جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ العِلْمِ عَنْ مُسَاءَلَتِهِمْ، وَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلًا قَطُّ يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنِ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ "

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