Abul-Aswad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I came to Al-Madinah, and while I was sitting beside `Umar bin Al-Khattab, a funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased, and `Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "He will certainly enter it." Then another funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "He will certainly enter it." A third funeral procession passed by and the people spoke ill of the deceased. He said: "He will certainly enter it." I (Abul-Aswad) asked: "O Amir Al-Muminin (i.e., Leader of the Believers)! What do you mean by `He will certainly enter it?" He replied: "I said the same as was said by the Prophet (PBUH). He (PBUH) said, `If four persons testify the righteousness of a Muslim, Allah will grant him Jannah. We asked: `If three persons testify his righteousness? He (PBUH) replied, `Even three. Then we asked: `If two? He (PBUH) replied, `Even two. We did not ask him (regarding the testimony) of one."[Al-Bukhari].
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