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(Book 36, Hadith 4) #36475
The Importance of Just Witnesses

SUMMARY: False testimony should not be accepted without just witnesses.

Malik related to me that Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman said, "An Iraqi man came before Umar ibn al-Khattab and said, 'I have come to you because of a matter which has no beginning and no end'. Umar said, 'What is it?' The man said, 'False testimony has appeared in our land'. Umar said, 'Is that so?' He said, 'Yes'. Umar said, 'By Allah! A man is not detained in Islam without just witnesses'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ لأَمْرٍ مَا لَهُ رَأْسٌ وَلاَ ذَنَبٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا هُوَ قَالَ شَهَادَاتُ الزُّورِ ظَهَرَتْ بِأَرْضِنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَوَقَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ يُؤْسَرُ رَجُلٌ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ بِغَيْرِ الْعُدُولِ

TOPICS
testimony  *  witnesses  *  justice  *  shahadah  *  shuhadaa  *  adl

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice and truth even when it is difficult to do so .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of justice and truth in Islam. It was narrated by Malik that an Iraqi man came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and told him that false testimony had appeared in their land. Umar asked if this was true and the man confirmed it. Umar then said that a person should not be detained in Islam without just witnesses. This hadith teaches us that we must always strive for justice and truth, even when it is difficult to do so. We must never accept false testimony or any other form of injustice as this goes against the teachings of Islam. We must also ensure that we have just witnesses before making any decisions or taking any action based on what someone has said or done.

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