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A funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It has been
affirmed to him." Then another funeral procession passed and the people spoke badly of the deceased.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It has been affirmed to him". `Umar bin Al-Khattab asked (Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
(p.b.u.h) ), "What has been affirmed?" He replied, "You praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed to
him; and you spoke badly of this, so Hell has been affirmed to him. You people are Allah's witnesses
on earth."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 119
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When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) was called upon to offer his funeral
prayer. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up to offer the prayer, I got up quickly and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on such and such occasions?" And
started mentioning all that he had said. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) smiled and said, "O `Umar! Go away from
me." When I talked too much he said, "I have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the
prayer). Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah's forgiveness for more than
seventy times, surely I would have done so." (`Umar added): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered his funeral
prayer and returned and after a short while the two verses of Surat Bara' were revealed: i.e. "And
never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)" --
(`Umar added), "Later I astonished at my daring before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on that day. And Allah and
His Apostle know better."
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I came to Medina when an epidemic had broken out. While I was sitting with `Umar bin Al-Khattab a
funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been affirmed to
him." And another funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It
has been affirmed to him." A third (funeral procession) passed by and the people spoke badly of the
deceased. He said, "It has been affirmed to him." I (Abu Al-Aswad) asked, "O chief of the believers!
What has been affirmed?" He replied, "I said the same as the Prophet (ﷺ) had said, that is: if four persons
testify the piety of a Muslim, Allah will grant him Paradise." We asked, "If three persons testify his
piety?" He (the Prophet) replied, "Even three." Then we asked, "If two?" He replied, "Even two." We
did not ask him regarding one witness.