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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 21687

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنِي أُبَيُّ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، حَدَّثَنِي خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " خَيْرُ الشُّهُودِ مَنْ أَدَّى شَهَادَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا " (١)،

Translation

English translation

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

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 21687 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 949, Hadith of Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 15.

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مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21687

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