2802 The Ruling on Refusing to Give Testimony
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a car accident occurred, and the driver of the second car fled. The person who was hit asked me to testify with him, but I refused. Is there a sin on me for that? How is it? We say: A car accident occurred, and the driver of the second car fled, so the owner of the car that was hit asked me to testify with him, and I refused. Testify to what? That so-and-so hit him.
Answer:
If he knows, if he knows that so-and-so hit him and fled, he testifies. If he does not know him, how can he testify about an unknown person? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a car accident occurred, and the driver of the second car fled. The person who was hit asked me to testify with him, but I refused. Is there a sin on me for that? How is it? We say: A car accident occurred, and the driver of the second car fled, so the owner of the car that was hit asked me to testify with him, and I refused. Testify to what? That so-and-so hit him.
Answer:
If he knows, if he knows that so-and-so hit him and fled, he testifies. If he does not know him, how can he testify about an unknown person? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2638 2802 حكم الامتناع عن أداء الشهادة الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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