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1936. It was narrated that Abū Aswad Ad-Dīlī said: "I came to Al-Madinah and sat with 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb. A funeral passed by and the deceased was praised, and 'Umar said: 'It is granted.' Then another passed by and the deceased was praised, and 'Umar said: 'It is granted.' Then a third passed by, and the deceased was criticized, and 'Umar said: 'It is granted.' I said: 'What is granted, O commander of the believers?' He said: 'I said what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: Any Muslim for whom four people bear witness and say good things, Allāh will admit him to Paradise.' We said: 'Or three?' He said: 'Or three.' We
said: 'Or two?' He said: 'Or two.'(Sahih)
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It is essential that the preconditions of giving witness be found in them. That means they should be just believers. The just means they should be abiding by the obligatory observances prescribed by the Divine law and be protected from enormities or major sins. Obviously, witnesses of this type would give true testimony.
