Performing testimony regarding a dispute when a lawsuit is filed
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: If one knows that there is a dispute between two people and testifies to it, is it obligatory for him to perform this testimony when the lawsuit is filed?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If one knows that there is a dispute between two people.
The Shaykh:
A dispute, yes.
The questioner:
And he testifies to it, is it obligatory for him to present it?
The Shaykh:
To whom?
The questioner:
He testified as a witness.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So is it obligatory for him to perform this testimony when the lawsuit is filed?
The Shaykh:
If it is requested of him, yes, it is obligatory for him to perform the testimony. If the judge requests the testimony from him, it is obligatory for him to perform it, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: If one knows that there is a dispute between two people and testifies to it, is it obligatory for him to perform this testimony when the lawsuit is filed?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If one knows that there is a dispute between two people.
The Shaykh:
A dispute, yes.
The questioner:
And he testifies to it, is it obligatory for him to present it?
The Shaykh:
To whom?
The questioner:
He testified as a witness.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
So is it obligatory for him to perform this testimony when the lawsuit is filed?
The Shaykh:
If it is requested of him, yes, it is obligatory for him to perform the testimony. If the judge requests the testimony from him, it is obligatory for him to perform it, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (51:27)
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