What was narrated concerning praising the deceased Sunan Ibn Majah 1491
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ " وَجَبَتْ " . ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ " وَجَبَتْ " . فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُلْتَ لِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ وَلِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ " شَهَادَةُ الْقَوْمِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ شُهُودُ اللَّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ "
Translation
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said
“A funeral (procession)passedby the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spokewellof him. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then anotherfuneral passed by and they spoke badly of him, and he (the Prophet(ﷺ)) said: ‘(Hell is) guaranteed for him.’ It was said: ‘OMessengerof Allah, you said that (Paradise was) guaranteed for thisone andthat (Hell was) guaranteed for the other one.’ He said: ‘Itis thetestimony of the people, and the believers are the witnessesof Allahon earth.’”