If a person has testimony, is it permissible for him to conceal it, or is he required to present it so that the truth is revealed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has testimony, is it permissible for him to conceal it, or is he required to present it so that the truth is revealed?
Answer:
If he is needed or it is requested of him, it is obligatory for him to testify,[Al-Baqarah 2:283], but if he is not needed and it is not requested of him, he is not required to do so. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has testimony, is it permissible for him to conceal it, or is he required to present it so that the truth is revealed?
Answer:
If he is needed or it is requested of him, it is obligatory for him to testify,
And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful
وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ وَمَن يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1339 /1350] من كان عنده شهادة فهل يجوز له أن يكتمها أم لابد له أن يبديها ليظهر الحق؟ — youtube.com
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