Sunan an-Nasa'i 1934

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, saying: Hisham ibn ‘Abd al-Malik and ‘Abd Allah ibn Yazid narrated to us; they both said: Dawud ibn Abi al-Furat narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd Allah ibn Buraydah narrated to us, from Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali, who said: I came to Madinah and sat with ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab. A funeral bier passed by, and people spoke well of its deceased. ‘Umar said: ‘It is confirmed.’ Then another passed by; people spoke well of its deceased, and ‘Umar said: ‘It is confirmed.’ Then a third passed by; people spoke ill of its deceased, and ‘Umar said: ‘It is confirmed.’ I asked: ‘What is confirmed, Commander of the Faithful?’ He replied: ‘I said what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Any Muslim for whom four people testify, speaking well, Allah will admit to Paradise.”’ We asked: ‘Or three?’ He said: ‘Or three.’ We asked: ‘Or two?’ He said: ‘Or two.’