ONE HADITH A DAY
Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim · Authentic hadith
عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: مَرُّوا بجَنَازَةٍ، فأَثْنَوْا عليها خيراً، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «وَجَبَتْ» ثم مَرُّوا بأخرى، فأَثْنَوْا عليها شراً، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «وَجَبَتْ»، فقال عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه : ما وَجَبَتْ؟ فقال: «هذا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عليه خيراً، فوَجَبَتْ له الجنة، وهذا أَثْنَيْتُم عليه شراً، فوَجَبَتْ له النار، أنتم شُهَدَاءُ الله في الأرض».
“Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: They (the Companions) passed by a funeral procession and praised the deceased. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been affirmed." Then they passed by another funeral procession but dispraised the deceased, so the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been affirmed." ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "What has been affirmed?" He replied: "You praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed for him, and you dispraised this, so Hell has been affirmed for him. You are Allah's witnesses on earth."”