Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1933
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، وَجَدُّهُ، أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَامِرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ مَرُّوا بِجَنَازَةٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَجَبَتْ " . ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِجَنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَجَبَتْ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَوْلُكَ الأُولَى وَالأُخْرَى " وَجَبَتْ " . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْمَلاَئِكَةُ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَأَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ " .
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, saying: Hisham ibn ‘Abd al-Malik narrated to us, saying: Shu‘bah narrated to us, saying: I heard Ibrahim ibn ‘Amir—and his grandfather Umayyah ibn Khalaf—say: I heard ‘Amir ibn Sa‘d, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A funeral bier passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the people spoke well of the deceased. The Prophet said: ‘It is confirmed.’ Then another funeral bier passed by, and they spoke ill of the deceased. The Prophet said: ‘It is confirmed.’ They asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, you said “It is confirmed” in both cases?’ The Prophet replied: ‘The angels are Allah’s witnesses in heaven, and you are Allah’s witnesses on earth.’
Translation notes
The source names Ibrahim ibn ‘Amir and his grandfather Umayyah ibn Khalaf in the transmission before ‘Amir ibn Sa‘d.