When is the testimony of a single woman accepted?
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Question:
What is the correct view regarding the testimony of a single woman? Is it accepted only in cases of breastfeeding, or is it not accepted at all, or is it accepted in all cases?
Answer:
It is accepted in cases of breastfeeding, and it is accepted. The testimony of the midwife is also accepted. The midwife’s testimony is accepted that so-and-so gave birth to this child in her presence. Her testimony is accepted in matters of breastfeeding, her testimony is accepted in matters of childbirth, and her testimony is accepted in matters of defects under the clothing. If a dispute arises and the husband claims that she has defects in her body, then a woman is brought to examine her, and her testimony is accepted in that matter. Likewise, the jurists have mentioned that her testimony is accepted in seeing the crescent moon of Ramadan; if she reports that she saw the crescent, her testimony is accepted just as a man’s testimony is accepted. Yes.
What is the correct view regarding the testimony of a single woman? Is it accepted only in cases of breastfeeding, or is it not accepted at all, or is it accepted in all cases?
Answer:
It is accepted in cases of breastfeeding, and it is accepted. The testimony of the midwife is also accepted. The midwife’s testimony is accepted that so-and-so gave birth to this child in her presence. Her testimony is accepted in matters of breastfeeding, her testimony is accepted in matters of childbirth, and her testimony is accepted in matters of defects under the clothing. If a dispute arises and the husband claims that she has defects in her body, then a woman is brought to examine her, and her testimony is accepted in that matter. Likewise, the jurists have mentioned that her testimony is accepted in seeing the crescent moon of Ramadan; if she reports that she saw the crescent, her testimony is accepted just as a man’s testimony is accepted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى تُقبل شهادة المرأة الواحدة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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