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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17062

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34

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَيْرُ الشَّهَادَةِ مَنْ شَهِدَ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا " (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Shall I not tell you about the best of witnesses? He is the one who is ready to give testimony (for the truth) before he is asked to do so."

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This is Hadith 17062 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 463, The remainder of the hadith of Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani from the Prophet (peace be upon him)..., as in-book entry 34.

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مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17062

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