Why did Sulayman not accept the younger woman's confession and rule in favor of the older woman?
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The questioner : ...and likewise what Sulayman accepted by her confession, saying, "He is her son"?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Did he not accept the younger woman's confession that he was the older woman's son?
The Shaykh : He did not accept her confession because this confession is a necessary confession, a confession under duress.
Because it is not considered valid, for if she had not confessed, the apparent situation would be that he would cut him in half, and she did not want her son to be cut in half, so this falls under the category of duress.
The questioner : Exaggeration?
The Shaykh : I do not know about the fallacy; it requires reflection, but the use of ambiguity to extract the truth is good.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Did he not accept the younger woman's confession that he was the older woman's son?
The Shaykh : He did not accept her confession because this confession is a necessary confession, a confession under duress.
Because it is not considered valid, for if she had not confessed, the apparent situation would be that he would cut him in half, and she did not want her son to be cut in half, so this falls under the category of duress.
The questioner : Exaggeration?
The Shaykh : I do not know about the fallacy; it requires reflection, but the use of ambiguity to extract the truth is good.