[Machine] I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet ﷺ passed by a funeral procession, and they spoke well of it, so he said, "It is deserved." Then he passed by another funeral procession, and they spoke ill of it, so he said, "It is deserved." Umar ibn Al-Khattab asked, "What is deserved, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "For the first one, you spoke well of him, so Paradise is deserved for him. And for the second one, you spoke ill of him, so Hellfire is deserved for him. And you are the witnesses of Allah on earth."  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ مَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ مَا وَجَبَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ هَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَهَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ وَأَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

[Machine] Passed by a funeral on the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, "Praise him." So they replied, "He was, as we knew, one who loved Allah and His Messenger and praised him well." He said, "Indeed, it is obligatory." He passed by another funeral and said, "Praise him." So they replied, "What a bad person he was in the religion of Allah!" He said, "You are witnesses for Allah on the earth."  

مُرَّ بِجِنَازَةٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا كَانَ فِيمَا عَلِمْنَا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ قَالَ ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا بِئْسَ الْمَرْءُ كَانَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

I came to Madinah and found that sickness was occurring in it and death was widespread. I sat with 'Umar bin al-Khattab and a funeral passed by him. People spoke well of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Then another funeral passed by and people spoke well of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Then a third funeral passed by and people spoke badly of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Abul-Aswad said: What is guaranteed, O Ameer al-Mu'mineen? He said: I am saying what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿAny Muslim in whose favour four people testify, Allah will admit him to Paradise.ʿ We said: And three? He said: ʿAnd three.ʿ We said: And two? He said: ʿAnd two ʿ Then we did not ask him about one. (Using translation from Aḥmad 139)   

خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ بِهَا مَرَضٌ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ ؓ فَمَرَّتْ بِهِمْ جِنَازَةٌ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِالثَّالِثِ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَقُلْتُ مَا وَجَبَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَثَلَاثَةٌ؟ قَالَ وَثَلَاثَةٌ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَاثْنَانِ؟ قَالَ وَاثْنَانِ قَالَ لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِ