The Meaning of the Reversed Claim

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the reversed claim in the book of judgment?

The Shaykh:
Reversed.

The questioner:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
Reversed, as if the defendant says, "So-and-so is claiming against me." I ask him, "What is this reversal?" The defendant becomes the claimant, or the claimant becomes the defendant. This is the reversal.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
If so-and-so claims against me with such-and-such, I ask him, "Does he have evidence?" This is a reversal. This is not what you hear, because the right belongs to the claimant, not to the defendant.