جامع الترمذي
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2297
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Chapter 1
Chapter context: What Has Been Related About Witnesses And Which Of Them Are Best
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشُّهَدَاءِ أَيُّهُمْ خَيْرٌ
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ آدَمَ ابْنُ بِنْتِ أَزْهَرَ السَّمَّانِ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا أُبَىُّ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
خَيْرُ الشُّهَدَاءِ مَنْ أَدَّى شَهَادَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا
. قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Translation
English translation
Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before being asked for it."
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 2297 in Jami` at-Tirmidhi. It appears in Book 35, Chapters On Witnesses, as in-book entry 3 under the chapter “What Has Been Related About Witnesses And Which Of Them Are Best.”
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Source and grading notes
English : Vol. 4, Book 9, Hadith 2297 Arabic : Book 35, Hadith 2466
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir:
- Sahih Lighairihi
- Zubair Ali Zai:
- Sahih
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