The testimony of women in financial matters and hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments), and the wisdom behind it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is there a text stating that a woman’s testimony is not accepted except in financial matters? And what is the wisdom behind not accepting it in hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments)?
Answer:
Because she does not keep track of these matters, she does not keep track of these matters, and her memory is weak, her intellect is weak, and she has emotions. Her testimony is only accepted in financial matters because there is no report of her testimony being accepted except in financial matters, so it is accepted in financial matters.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is there a text stating that a woman’s testimony is not accepted except in financial matters? And what is the wisdom behind not accepting it in hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments)?
Answer:
Because she does not keep track of these matters, she does not keep track of these matters, and her memory is weak, her intellect is weak, and she has emotions. Her testimony is only accepted in financial matters because there is no report of her testimony being accepted except in financial matters, so it is accepted in financial matters.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الدعوى والبينات — islamhouse.com (1:10:53)
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