The ruling on testifying to ownership of property for one who does not know the true nature of the land
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Question:
What is the ruling on a person who gives someone a sum of money to testify on his behalf before the court regarding his property, even though the witness does not know the true nature of the property, but the truth is that this property belongs to him, and those who know its true nature refused to testify?
Answer:
That is to say, if he does not know the land, it is not permissible for him to testify. If he testifies, it is a false testimony. If he testifies to something he does not know, it is false testimony. Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zukhruf 43:86] and they know. So he must know what he is testifying to, either by seeing it, by thorough inquiry, or by whatever establishes his knowledge of the matter testified to. As for testifying while he does not know, this is false testimony and is not permissible. And if he takes money for it, that is more severe; that is consuming wealth by wrongdoing, meaning he takes false testimony and money without right. Yes.
What is the ruling on a person who gives someone a sum of money to testify on his behalf before the court regarding his property, even though the witness does not know the true nature of the property, but the truth is that this property belongs to him, and those who know its true nature refused to testify?
Answer:
That is to say, if he does not know the land, it is not permissible for him to testify. If he testifies, it is a false testimony. If he testifies to something he does not know, it is false testimony. Allah the Exalted said:
but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 09 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / حقوق النبي / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:11)
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