Meaning of Hadith where people will give testimony before they are asked for it

Submitted by user2 on Thu, 2019-02-21 06:37

Q: What is the signification in the following narration about:"They will give testimony before they are even asked for it.”

Imran ibn Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said:

“The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them. Then, after them a people will come who increase in fatness, loving fatness. They will give testimony before they are even asked for it.” (Jami’ Tirmidhi)?

A: It means that if there is a court procedure the witnesses rush to support not discriminating what is right and wrong, and who is just and unjust, they just rush to give evidence for some type of a paltry reward.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Hadith›Commentary

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