If only one man attests the conduct of another

Abu Jamila said, "I found a foundling, and when 'Umar saw me he said (what may mean), 'Perhaps what you intend to do will cause you trouble,' as if he was accusing me (of denying my paternity of the child and claiming falsely that he was a foundling). My monitor said, 'He is really a pious man.' 'Umar said to me, 'If it is so, then go (and be the child's guardian) and we will provide for it (from the Muslim's treasury).'"

بَابُ إِذَا زَكَّى رَجُلٌ رَجُلاً كَفَاهُ

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Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 52 · Hadith 2662

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَامٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ أَثْنَى رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ قَطَعْتَ عُنُقَ صَاحِبِكَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَادِحًا أَ…

Narrated Abu Bakra: A man praised another man in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) . The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Woe to you, you have cut off your companion's neck, you have cut off your companion's neck," repeating it several…

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