The Ruling on Giving Testimony for Material Compensation
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, a person asked me, or I asked a person, to testify that I bought land from so-and-so, and he asked for money for his testimony. Is he entitled to that?
Answer:
He is not entitled to that. It is obligatory for him to give the testimony if it is requested of him for the sake of Allah the Exalted,[At-Talaq 65:2], not for the sake of a favor, nor for the sake of any greed for the things of this world. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, a person asked me, or I asked a person, to testify that I bought land from so-and-so, and he asked for money for his testimony. Is he entitled to that?
Answer:
He is not entitled to that. It is obligatory for him to give the testimony if it is requested of him for the sake of Allah the Exalted,
and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah
وَأَقِيمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ لِلَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2384 - حكم إدلاء الشهادة بمقابل مادي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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