Sahih al-Bukhari 2538 (Book 52, Hadith 7)
was sitting with `Umar and a funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar
said, “It has been affirmed” (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed by. The people praised
the deceased. `Umar said, “It has been affirmed.” (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed
by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, “It has been affirmed (Paradise).” Then a third
funeral procession passed by and the people talked badly of the deceased. `Umar said, “It has been
affirmed (Hell).” I asked `Umar, “O chief of the believers! What has been affirmed?” He said, “I have
said what the Prophet (ﷺ) said. He said, ‘Allah will admit into paradise any Muslim whose good character
is attested by four persons.’ We asked the Prophet, ‘If there were three witnesses only?’ He said, ‘Even
three.’ We asked, ‘If there were two only?’ He said, ‘Even two.’ But we did not ask him about one
witness.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 2538 (Book 52, Hadith 7)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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