What is the ruling on the defendant taking an oath in the presence of witnesses?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If the defendant takes an oath in the presence of the two witnesses. He says: If the defendant takes an oath in the presence of the two witnesses along with the claimant, what is the ruling?
Answer:
His oath is not accepted in the presence of two just witnesses; the oath is not requested from him. Even if he takes an oath, it is not accepted from him; judgment is rendered against him based on the evidence. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If the defendant takes an oath in the presence of the two witnesses. He says: If the defendant takes an oath in the presence of the two witnesses along with the claimant, what is the ruling?
Answer:
His oath is not accepted in the presence of two just witnesses; the oath is not requested from him. Even if he takes an oath, it is not accepted from him; judgment is rendered against him based on the evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم حلف المدعي عليه مع وجود الشهود؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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