52/3. Chapter:
The witness of an eavesdropper
وَأَجَازَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ وَكَذَلِكَ يُفْعَلُ بِالْكَاذِبِ الْفَاجِرِ. وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَعَطَاءٌ وَقَتَادَةُ السَّمْعُ شَهَادَةٌ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ يَقُولُ لَمْ يُشْهِدُونِي عَلَى شَيْءٍ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا.Amr bin Huraith allowed such a witness and said, "This is the way to be followed to discover the reality of an evil person." Ibn Sirin, 'Ata and Qatada said, "A witness can be based on hearing only (i.e., even if the hearer does not see the speaker.)" Al-Hasan used to say at the time of giving evidence, "They did not make me a witness but I heard such and such."
Sahih Bukhari : 2639
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 2639
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ رِفَاعَةَ الْقُرَظِيِّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رِفَاعَةَ فَطَلَّقَنِي فَأَبَتَّ طَلاَقِي، فَتَزَوَّجْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الزَّبِيرِ، إِنَّمَا مَعَهُ مِثْلُ هُدْبَةِ الثَّوْبِ. فَقَالَ " أَتُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تَرْجِعِي إِلَى رِفَاعَةَ لاَ حَتَّى تَذُوقِي عُسَيْلَتَهُ وَيَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَكِ ". وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ وَخَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ بِالْبَابِ يَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ إِلَى هَذِهِ مَا تَجْهَرُ بِهِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Narrated Aisha: The wife of Rifa`a Al-Qurazi came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I was Rifa`a's wife, but he divorced me and it was a final irrevocable divorce. Then I married `Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair but he is impotent." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked her 'Do you want to remarry Rifa`a? You cannot unless you had a complete sexual relation with your present husband." Abu Bakr was sitting with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Khalid bin Sa`id bin Al-`As was at the door waiting to be admitted. He said, "O Abu Bakr! Do you hear what this (woman) is revealing frankly before the Prophet (ﷺ) ?"
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2639In-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 807
