قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
Qaaloo faatoo bihee 'alaaa a'yunin naasi la'allahum yash hadoon
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
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They said ‘Then bring him before the people’s eyes that is openly that they may testify’ against him as being the perpetrator.
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" So that they should ask him."
"Shall l not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it."
He called the witnesses who testified.
"See if he has any heirs." They said: "No." He said: 'Pay it to someone among the people of the town."
"Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence (the narrator is doubtful) before he is asked for it." 'Abd Allah bin Abi Bakr dobted which of them he said.
Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence, but he does not know for whom it is meant. Al-Hamdani said: "He should inform the authorities. Ibn al-Sarh said: "He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar (inform) occurs in the version of al-Hamdani." Ibn al-Sarh said: "Ibn Abi 'Amrah and not 'Abd al-Rahman."
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