English translation
2364. Zaid bin Khâlid Al-Juhani said that he heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it." (Sahih)
Hadith 2364
A Man Who Has Testimony To Give, When The Person To Whom It Pertains Is Unaware Of That
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الحديث: 2364 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 792
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Source no. 2364 · Volume 5 · Page 364
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Arabic text
2364 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُعْفِيُّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْعُكْلِيُّ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أُبَيُّ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ، يَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «خَيْرُ الشُّهُودِ، مَنْ أَدَّى شَهَادَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا»
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It means a true witness, if he does not testify, then someone's right is at risk; this is because perhaps there are no other witnesses, or there is a witness, but he is unreliable.