Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1662
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: مَرُّوا بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَجَبَتْ» ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِأُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا. فَقَالَ: «وَجَبَتْ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مَا وَجَبَتْ؟ فَقَالَ: «هَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَهَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ أَنْتُم شُهَدَاء الله فِي الأَرْض» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «الْمُؤْمِنُونَ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ»
Anas reported: They passed by a funeral and spoke well of the deceased. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘It is confirmed.’ Then they passed by another and spoke ill of the deceased. He said, ‘It is confirmed.’ Umar asked, ‘What is confirmed?’ He said, ‘This one—you spoke well of him, so Paradise is confirmed for him; and this one—you spoke ill of him, so the Fire is confirmed for him. You are Allah’s witnesses on earth.’ In another version: ‘The believers are Allah’s witnesses on earth.’