52. Witnesses

٥٢۔ كتاب الشهادات

52.23 The defendant has to take an oath wherever it becomes legally compulsory

٥٢۔٢٣ باب يَحْلِفُ الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ حَيْثُمَا وَجَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْيَمِينُ، وَلاَ يُصْرَفُ مِنْ مَوْضِعٍ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ

[Machine] Marwan swore by Allah to Zaid bin Thabit from the pulpit and said, "I swear to him in my place." Zaid began to swear but refused to swear from the pulpit. Marwan was amazed by him. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Let his testimony be enough or let him swear with his right hand." He did not specify a particular place out of other places.

قَضَى مَرْوَانُ بِالْيَمِينِ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ أَحْلِفُ لَهُ مَكَانِي. فَجَعَلَ زَيْدٌ يَحْلِفُ، وَأَبَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ، فَجَعَلَ مَرْوَانُ يَعْجَبُ مِنْهُ. وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «شَاهِدَاكَ أَوْ يَمِينُهُ». فَلَمْ يَخُصَّ مَكَانًا دُونَ مَكَانٍ.

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The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever takes a (false) oath in order to grab (others) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet Him."  

البخاري:٢٦٧٣حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالاً لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ