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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The defendant's oath in a claim for retaliation without evidence

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person claims against another that he cut off one of his limbs, for example, and he has no evidence, is it obligatory for the defendant to swear that it is the right of a human being?

Answer:
No, the oath of denial is not accepted in matters of retaliation. The oath of denial is not accepted in matters of retaliation; it is only accepted in matters of money or what is intended to be money only. Yes.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 107-الشهادة على الشهادة - كتاب الإقرار - 4-11-26 هـ — archive.org (19:19)

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