Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 26
“ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا ” . شَكَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَيَّتَهُمَا قَالَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ الَّذِي يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ بِهَا الَّذِي هِيَ لَهُ . قَالَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَيَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ . قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ أَوْ يَأْتِي بِهَا الإِمَامَ . وَالإِخْبَارُ فِي حَدِيثِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ . قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ ابْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ . لَمْ يَقُلْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ .
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 25, Hadith 26
The above hadith is from the Sunan Abi Dawud collection of hadiths. Emerging from the vibrant intellectual culture of the 9th century, Sunan Abi Dawud was compiled by Abu Dawud al-Sijistani during a golden age of Islamic scholarship. This period was characterized by a concerted, scholarly effort to journey across the Muslim world, gather narrations, and preserve the authentic teachings of the Prophet for future generations. His work, which became one of the six canonical collections, successfully gathered over 4,800 hadiths covering all aspects of law, worship, and social conduct. The critical methodology he employed in selecting and annotating these narrations secured its enduring status as a highly authoritative and indispensable reference.
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For more Hadith in Book 25: The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)