The Admissibility of Documents and Papers as Evidence
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Question:
He asks: Are documents and papers, such as contracts and the like, considered evidence, or is it required that evidence consist only of witnesses?
Answer:
This is left to the judge. If he trusts the papers, and in the book *Al-Qadi ila al-Qadi* regarding witnesses, it is stated that they are acted upon. As for ordinary papers, no, he does not accept them. Yes.
He asks: Are documents and papers, such as contracts and the like, considered evidence, or is it required that evidence consist only of witnesses?
Answer:
This is left to the judge. If he trusts the papers, and in the book *Al-Qadi ila al-Qadi* regarding witnesses, it is stated that they are acted upon. As for ordinary papers, no, he does not accept them. Yes.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [41] — alfawzan.live (50:15)
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