Audio and Video Recording and Its Status as Evidence
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does an audio or video recording serve as a substitute for testimony in matters of rights and fixed punishments?
Answer:
This is a piece of evidence considered as an audio indicator. The voice can be imitated, so this is an indicator that is not relied upon one hundred percent, but it is considered one of the indicators. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim has a book titled *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah* (The Judicial Methods) in which he mentioned such things, namely indicators. An indicator may be strong or weak; he mentioned this in *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*. It is a good book that judges need frequently. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does an audio or video recording serve as a substitute for testimony in matters of rights and fixed punishments?
Answer:
This is a piece of evidence considered as an audio indicator. The voice can be imitated, so this is an indicator that is not relied upon one hundred percent, but it is considered one of the indicators. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim has a book titled *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah* (The Judicial Methods) in which he mentioned such things, namely indicators. An indicator may be strong or weak; he mentioned this in *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*. It is a good book that judges need frequently. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (37:09)
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