احفظوني في أصحابي ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهم ثم يفشوا الكذب حتى يشهد الرجل وما يستشهد ويحلف وما يستحلف» .
(صحيح) … [هـ] عن عمر. صحيح 1116 وزاد أحمد والنسائي في الكبرى, والطيالسي – عن جرير عن عمر)
It is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Honor my Companions for my sake, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then lying will prevail until a man will give testimony without being asked to do so, and he will swear an oath without being asked to do so.”
This hadith was narrated by Ahmad (1/18), at-Tayalisi (32), Ibn Majah (2363), al-Nasai in Sunan al-Kubra (9221), al-Hakim (1/114) from the words of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.
Al-Hakim called the hadith authentic, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him.
Sheikh al-Albani called the hadith authentic. See Sahih al-Jami ‘as-saghir (206), al-Silsilya al-sahiha (1116).
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See also hadith no. 2546.
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