Testimony of a Non-Muslim
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The questioner:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: Is the testimony of a non-Muslim accepted?
The Shaykh:
It is accepted from one like him; the testimony of disbelievers is accepted from some of them for others. It is not accepted against a Muslim, because the condition for a witness is justice. The condition for a witness is justice, and a disbeliever does not possess justice. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
[At-Talaq 65:2] meaning from among the Muslims, and those of justice as well. A person may be a Muslim and yet not possess justice, so how much less a disbeliever?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: Is the testimony of a non-Muslim accepted?
The Shaykh:
It is accepted from one like him; the testimony of disbelievers is accepted from some of them for others. It is not accepted against a Muslim, because the condition for a witness is justice. The condition for a witness is justice, and a disbeliever does not possess justice. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
And bring to witness two just men from among you
وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 19 — youtube.com (1:03:30)
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