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Sunan Abi Dawud

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Chapter 25 · The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
Sahih

فِي الشَّهَادَاتِ

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا شَكَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَيَّتَهُمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد: قَالَ مَالِكٌ: الَّذِي يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ بِهَا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ، قَالَ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ: وَيَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ، قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ: أَوْ يَأْتِي بِهَا الْإِمَامَ وَالْإِخْبَارُ فِي حَدِيثِ الْهَمَدَانِيِّ، قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ: ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، لَمْ يَقُلْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ.

Translation

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Regarding testimonies

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence (the narrator is doubtful) before he is asked for it. Abdullah bin Abi Bakr dobted which of them he said. Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence, but he does not know for whom it is meant. Al-Hamdani said: He should inform the authorities. Ibn al-Sarh said: He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar (inform) occurs in the version of al-Hamdani. Ibn al-Sarh said: Ibn Abi Amrah and not Abdur-Rahman.

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