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2303. Clarification of this is in the Hadīth of 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb, from the Prophet ﷺ who said: "The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. Then lying will spread, until a man testifies while his testimony was not requested, and a man will take an oath while an oath was not sought." (Sahīh)
And the meaning of the Hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ: "The best witness is the one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it" — according to us — it is when a man's testimony is sought for something, and he gives his testimony without refraining from testifying. This is the meaning of the Hadīth according to some of the people of knowledge.
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Commentary
False-witnessing and foreshwearing is a crime and a sin. So, the people who are truthful and are asked to offer their testimony should not hesitate to offer their testimony.
In the Name of Allāh,the Merciful, the Beneficent
