What is the difference between testimony and the oath of perjury, and is it broader than it?
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The questioner : Hmm? Testimony. Testimony. Yes. So that it is done by me.
The Shaykh : Broader? No, no, they are two different things. The oath of perjury is one by which a person testifies for himself, and false testimony is one by which he testifies for another against another. The oath is one by which he testifies for himself against another. They are two different things.
The questioner : Hmm? He swore, he swore, yes, but this is something he claims for himself; he wants to establish a right for himself against another.
The Shaykh : And the testimony? He wants to establish by it a right for another against another.
The Shaykh : Broader? No, no, they are two different things. The oath of perjury is one by which a person testifies for himself, and false testimony is one by which he testifies for another against another. The oath is one by which he testifies for himself against another. They are two different things.
The questioner : Hmm? He swore, he swore, yes, but this is something he claims for himself; he wants to establish a right for himself against another.
The Shaykh : And the testimony? He wants to establish by it a right for another against another.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3559 - 4600 ما الفرق بين الشهادة واليمين الغموس وهل هي أعم منه؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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