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Musnad Ahmad 318 (Book 2, Hadith 225) #34000
Speaking Good of the Deceased

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of speaking good of people, even if they have passed away.

lt was narrated that Abul Aswad al-Deeli said: When I came to Madinah, sickness was occurring in the city'.Abdus-Samad said: They were dying quickly. I sat with 'Umar bin al-Khattab and a funeral passed by. Good things were said about (the deceased) and 'Umar said: It is due. Then another (funeral) passed by: good things were said about (the deceased) and he said: It is due, Then another funeral passed by: bad things were said about the deceased and 'Umar said: It is due, I said: What is due, O Ameer al Mu'mineen? He said: I say what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Any Muslim in whose favour four people testify, Allah will admit him to Paradise'. We said: Or three? He said: "Or three'. We said: Or two? He said: "Or two'. Then we did not ask him about one.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، وَعَفَّانُ، قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْفُرَاتِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ عَفَّانُ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ بِهَا مَرَضٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ فَهُمْ يَمُوتُونَ مَوْتًا ذَرِيعًا فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ جَنَازَةٌ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرٌ فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرٌّ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ قُلْتُ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ إِلَّا أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَثَلَاثَةٌ قَالَ وَثَلَاثَةٌ قُلْنَا وَاثْنَانِ قَالَ وَاثْنَانِ قَالَ وَلَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنْ الْوَاحِدِ‏.‏
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speaking  *  good  *  testimony  *  paradise  *  tasheeh  *  khayr  *  shahadah  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak positively about others even after they have passed away .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of speaking good about people, even after they have passed away. It was narrated by Abul Aswad al-Deeli that when he came to Madinah, there was sickness in the city and many were dying quickly. He sat with 'Umar bin al-Khattab and as funerals passed by, Umar would say "It is due". When asked what he meant by this, Umar said that it was what the Messenger of Allah said - any Muslim in whose favour four people testify will be admitted into Paradise. This hadith teaches us to always speak positively about others and remember them for their good deeds rather than their bad ones.

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