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Musnad Ahmad 389 (Book 2, Hadith 290) #34065
The Importance of Truthfulness

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of truthfulness and honesty, and how it is necessary to speak the truth even if it is about someone who has passed away.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Buraidah said: 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) sat where the Messenger of Allah used to sit, in a place where funerals passed by. A funeral passed by and they said good things (about the deceased). He said:lt is due, Then another funeral passed by and they said good things (about the deceased). He said: It is due. Then another funeral passed by and they said good things (about the deceased). He said: It is due, Then another funeral passed by and they said: This man was the most dishonest of people. He said: The most dishonest of people is the one who tells the most lies about Allah, and the next worst is the one who is dishonest with his soul in his body. They said: What do you think if four people testify? He said: It is due. They said: Or three? He said: If they are three, it is due. They said: Or two? He said: It is due, and if I had asked about one, that would have been dearer to me than red camels. It was said to 'Umar: Is this something that you are saying on the basis of your own opinion or is it something that you heard from the Messenger of Allah He said: No, rather it is something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الشَّنِّيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ جَلَسَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَجْلِسًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَجْلِسُهُ تَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَائِزُ قَالَ فَمَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأَثْنَوْا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأَثْنَوْا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ فَقَالُوا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ فَقَالُوا هَذَا كَانَ أَكْذَبَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَكْذَبَ النَّاسِ أَكْذَبُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى رُوحِهِ فِي جَسَدِهِ قَالَ قَالُوا أَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا شَهِدَ أَرْبَعَةٌ قَالَ وَجَبَتْ قَالُوا أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ قَالَ وَثَلَاثَةٌ وَجَبَتْ قَالُوا وَاثْنَيْنِ قَالَ وَجَبَتْ وَلَأَنْ أَكُونَ قُلْتُ وَاحِدًا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِعُمَرَ هَذَا شَيْءٌ تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ أَمْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

TOPICS
truth  *  honesty  *  funeral  *  testimony  *  sidq  *  ihsan  *  janazah  *  shahadah

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak honestly at all times .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of speaking the truth, even when talking about someone who has passed away. Umar was sitting in a place where funerals were passing by, and when people said good things about those who have passed away he said that it was due to them. However, when they spoke ill of one person he warned them against speaking lies about Allah or being dishonest with their own souls in their bodies. He also stressed that even if only two people testify then it should be accepted as true. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to speak the truth no matter what situation we are in and not lie or spread false rumors about anyone else, especially those who have passed away since they cannot defend themselves anymore. We should also accept testimony from two witnesses as true since this is what Umar suggested based on his knowledge from Prophet Muhammad's teachings.

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