Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1932
أَخْبَرَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَجَبَتْ " . وَمُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَجَبَتْ " . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي مُرَّ بِجَنَازَةِ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقُلْتَ " وَجَبَتْ " . وَمُرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقُلْتَ " وَجَبَتْ " . فَقَالَ " مَنْ أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ " .
Ziyad ibn Ayyub informed me, saying: Isma‘il narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz narrated to us, from Anas, who said: A funeral bier passed by, and people spoke well of the deceased. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘It is confirmed.’ Another funeral bier passed by, and people spoke ill of the deceased. The Prophet said: ‘It is confirmed.’ ‘Umar said: ‘May my father and mother be your ransom! A funeral passed by and people spoke well of its deceased, and you said, “It is confirmed.” Then another funeral passed by and people spoke ill of its deceased, and you said, “It is confirmed.”’ He replied: ‘For whomever you speak well, Paradise is confirmed; and for whomever you speak ill, the Fire is confirmed. You are Allah’s witnesses on earth.’
Translation notes
The phrase وجبت (‘it is confirmed / has become due’) is repeated for both outcomes and explained in the Prophet’s reply.