صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2650

Book 52: The Book of Witnesses

كِتَاب الشَّهَادَاتِ

Chapter 9

(9) Chapter. Do not be a witness for injustice, if asked for that.

9- بَابُ لاَ يَشْهَدُ عَلَى شَهَادَةِ جَوْرٍ إِذَا أُشْهِدَ:

English narration

Narrated by عامر الشعبي

My mother asked my father to present me a gift from his property; and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she would not be satisfied unless the Prophet (ﷺ) was made a witness to it. I being a young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the Prophet (ﷺ) . He said to the Prophet, "His mother, bint Rawaha, requested me to give this boy a gift." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do you have other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness for injustice." Narrated Ash-Shu'bi that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will not become a witness for injustice."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيُّ ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي أَبِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لِي مِنْ مَالِهِ ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ فَوَهَبَهَا لِي ، فَقَالَتْ : لَا أَرْضَى حَتَّى تُشْهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ ، فَأَتَى بِيَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ أُمَّهُ بِنْتَ رَوَاحَةَ سَأَلَتْنِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لِهَذَا ، قَالَ : أَلَكَ وَلَدٌ سِوَاهُ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَأُرَاهُ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا تُشْهِدْنِي عَلَى جَوْرٍ " . وَقَالَ أَبُو حَرِيزٍ : عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، لَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2650In-book: Book 52, Hadith 2650

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