English translation
2295. Zaid bin Khālid Al-Juhānī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Shall I not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it."[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 2295
What Has Been Related About Witnesses And Which Of Them Are Best
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Darussalam · Volume 4
33. Chapters On Witnesses From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 133
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Source no. 2295 · Volume 5 · Page 295
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Arabic text
٢٢٩٥ - حَدَّثَنَا الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ»؟ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا.
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The Hadīth gives us the golden criterion to judge the veracity of a witness. According to the Hadīth, the best of witnesses is the one who gives testimony without any consideration of greed or self-interest, but with the sole intention of winning the pleasure of Allāh, although the one in whose favor the testimony would ultimately go is not even aware that the person concerned is a witness on his behalf.