2802 The situation in which it is obligatory to give testimony even if it is not requested
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if testimony is not requested, but giving it results in saving a person?
Answer:
In this case, it is obligatory to give it. If leaving it off causes harm to the other party, then it is obligatory to testify; it is obligatory to give the testimony so that the right is not lost. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:283] If you withhold the testimony while you know it and they are in need of you, you are concealing it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if testimony is not requested, but giving it results in saving a person?
Answer:
In this case, it is obligatory to give it. If leaving it off causes harm to the other party, then it is obligatory to testify; it is obligatory to give the testimony so that the right is not lost. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not conceal testimony
وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2642 2802 الحالة التي يجب فيها أداء الشهادة ولو لم تطلب الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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