Is it permissible for a person to refuse to testify if asked?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: If a person is asked to testify, is he allowed to refuse to testify?
The Shaykh:
To be asked.
The questioner:
To refuse to testify.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Baqarah 2:282], he should testify with what he knows so that rights are not lost.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: If a person is asked to testify, is he allowed to refuse to testify?
The Shaykh:
To be asked.
The questioner:
To refuse to testify.
The Shaykh:
And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon
وَلَا يَأْبَ الشُّهَدَاءُ إِذَا مَا دُعُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2987 -3022] هل يجوز للشخص أن يرفض الشهادة إذا طلب منه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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