Ibn al-Qayyim’s view that al-bayinah is everything that clarifies the truth
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion regarding what Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) held, namely that al-bayinah is not limited to witnesses, but rather is everything that clarifies the truth? Is this view the stronger position?
Answer:
Yes, Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned this in *al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*; he mentioned it in *al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*. However, in the hadith, al-bayinah refers to witnesses. As for what clarifies the truth other than witnesses, it is considered a circumstantial indication (qarinah) and is not considered al-bayinah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion regarding what Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) held, namely that al-bayinah is not limited to witnesses, but rather is everything that clarifies the truth? Is this view the stronger position?
Answer:
Yes, Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned this in *al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*; he mentioned it in *al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah*. However, in the hadith, al-bayinah refers to witnesses. As for what clarifies the truth other than witnesses, it is considered a circumstantial indication (qarinah) and is not considered al-bayinah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 119 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الشهادات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:10)
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