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1059. Abū Al-Aswad Ad-Dīlī narrated: "I arrived in Al-Madinah and while I was sitting with 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb they passed by with a funeral, over (a person) whom they were praising with good. 'Umar said: 'Granted.' I said to 'Umar: 'What is granted?' He said: 'I said as the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "There is no Muslim about whom three bear witness, except that he is granted Paradise." He said: 'We asked: "And two?" He said: "And two (as well)." He said: 'We did not ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about one.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Abū Al-Aswad Ad-Dīlī's name is Zālim bin 'Amr bin Sufyān.
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Before passing any verdict Allāh ﷻ has recommended and approved the witness of two pious persons. It means that the verdict can be made on the basis of two witnesses. Similarly, when two Muslims say good remarks about the deceased, their witness is approved before Allāh. ﷻ Good people always stand witness to good people.
