Is the testimony of a non-Muslim accepted?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the testimony of a non-Muslim accepted?
The Shaykh:
It is accepted against a non-Muslim. The testimony of disbelievers is accepted for one another, but it is not accepted against a Muslim, because justice is a condition for the witness, and a disbeliever does not possess justice.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:[At-Talaq 65:2]. This means from among the Muslims, and those who are just. A Muslim may also lack justice, so how much more so a disbeliever? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the testimony of a non-Muslim accepted?
The Shaykh:
It is accepted against a non-Muslim. The testimony of disbelievers is accepted for one another, but it is not accepted against a Muslim, because justice is a condition for the witness, and a disbeliever does not possess justice.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
And bring to witness two just men from among you
وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [698- 4717] هل تقبل شهادة غير المسلم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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