Denying the testimony of one who accepted it when called to give it
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man accepted the testimony, then he was called to give it, so he denied what he had testified to. Is he sinful for his action?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt in it.[Al-Baqarah 2:283] So if he is called to give it and he denies that he said, "I have no knowledge," while he knows the testimony, then this is the one who conceals the testimony. Yes.
The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except if, as mentioned before, he fears a confirmed harm to himself, to his children, and to his wealth; he fears a confirmed harm. There is no harm and no reciprocating harm.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man accepted the testimony, then he was called to give it, so he denied what he had testified to. Is he sinful for his action?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt in it.
And do not conceal testimony
وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَThe questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Except if, as mentioned before, he fears a confirmed harm to himself, to his children, and to his wealth; he fears a confirmed harm. There is no harm and no reciprocating harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 119 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الشهادات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (37:24)
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