The Meaning of the Qani' and the Testimony of Employees and Workers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, you mentioned the qani' meaning the employee. Does the testimony of a domestic worker in a house, or of employees and workers in institutions, not count if it is in favor of their places of work?
Answer:
The hadith refers to the one who is in the house. Does it include employees in government offices or companies? I do not know, I do not know about it. It appears that it does not include them, because these people are not employees (mukhdimin) but rather workers or staff. However, if the witness is a servant to the manager or a servant to the employee, that is like the owner of the house. But the employee is not a servant to the other employee, nor is he a servant to the manager. The employee is not a servant. The servant (mukhdim) is the one who serves, whether in the house or in the offices. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, you mentioned the qani' meaning the employee. Does the testimony of a domestic worker in a house, or of employees and workers in institutions, not count if it is in favor of their places of work?
Answer:
The hadith refers to the one who is in the house. Does it include employees in government offices or companies? I do not know, I do not know about it. It appears that it does not include them, because these people are not employees (mukhdimin) but rather workers or staff. However, if the witness is a servant to the manager or a servant to the employee, that is like the owner of the house. But the employee is not a servant to the other employee, nor is he a servant to the manager. The employee is not a servant. The servant (mukhdim) is the one who serves, whether in the house or in the offices. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (37:50)
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