The Bedouin’s testimony against the villager and its acceptance
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, some sins have become widespread, such as shaving the beard, letting the garment hang below the ankles, and smoking, meaning the use of tobacco.
The Shaykh:
It may be few.
The questioner:
Shaykh, does the audio recording work? Is it forbidden to criticize a person who is overweight? And to criticize a villager? So, is the judge required to investigate and scrutinize for justice and not disparage the Bedouin?
The Shaykh:
No, the hadith indicates that it is not accepted at all, that the testimony of the Bedouin against the villager is not accepted, except as indicated by the hadith, unless this Bedouin is known for trustworthiness, known for truthfulness, then his testimony is accepted if this is known, with us saying the default is justice, with us saying the default is justice, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited accepting the testimony of the Bedouin against the villager, so the default is not justice, but if we know that he is just, then we do not accept it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, some sins have become widespread, such as shaving the beard, letting the garment hang below the ankles, and smoking, meaning the use of tobacco.
The Shaykh:
It may be few.
The questioner:
Shaykh, does the audio recording work? Is it forbidden to criticize a person who is overweight? And to criticize a villager? So, is the judge required to investigate and scrutinize for justice and not disparage the Bedouin?
The Shaykh:
No, the hadith indicates that it is not accepted at all, that the testimony of the Bedouin against the villager is not accepted, except as indicated by the hadith, unless this Bedouin is known for trustworthiness, known for truthfulness, then his testimony is accepted if this is known, with us saying the default is justice, with us saying the default is justice, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited accepting the testimony of the Bedouin against the villager, so the default is not justice, but if we know that he is just, then we do not accept it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 059 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الأسئلة والأجوبة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (3:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
