Testifying to the lineage of a stranger in order to obtain an ID card
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, one day I was at the Civil Affairs Department in Riyadh for a review, and an elderly man whom I did not know approached me, accompanied by his son. He asked me to testify that this son was his, so that he could obtain a civil ID card for him. I asked the man for his name, and he told me that he lives in a village near Riyadh. Is my testimony in this case false testimony or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is false testimony and a lie. You have become someone who does not know; you know that he is your son, so do not testify with him. Any request from him that this is your son, it is not permissible for you to testify for him unless you know that he is your son with correct knowledge. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, one day I was at the Civil Affairs Department in Riyadh for a review, and an elderly man whom I did not know approached me, accompanied by his son. He asked me to testify that this son was his, so that he could obtain a civil ID card for him. I asked the man for his name, and he told me that he lives in a village near Riyadh. Is my testimony in this case false testimony or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is false testimony and a lie. You have become someone who does not know; you know that he is your son, so do not testify with him. Any request from him that this is your son, it is not permissible for you to testify for him unless you know that he is your son with correct knowledge. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (40:47)
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