Meaning of Hadith where people will give testimony before they are asked for it
Question
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)?
Answer
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.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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