What is the ruling on testifying in court for someone who sold land for an amount other than the true value of the land?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : My Shaykh, I would like to seek your ruling on a matter, if possible.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Now, one party bought land from another party... the right of pre-emption was requested, meaning the one who bought the land bought it from a group for forty-five, but registered it for thirty. The party...The student : The one claiming the right of pre-emption wants to take it based on the price of thirty. And now I am being asked to testify in court regarding the registration when the second party bought from the first... Do you hear me, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How much did he buy it from you for?
The questioner : He bought it for forty-five per meter and registered it... for thirty.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Now, the party claiming the right of pre-emption, if he gives him forty-five, he wants to give him thirty, just as it is registered in the Land Registry.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, when we testified in the session in the court, they naturally asked me... after the registration in the Land Registry or something like that. This, Shaykh, happened after the registration... the registration, but the sale was completed with me in the court two days before the registration in the Land Registry... they know that the contract, as far as they are concerned... .
The Shaykh : So the case, my brother, as it appears, contains a lie, so it is not permissible.
The questioner : I mean, what is required of me...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible for you or for anyone else to testify except with the truth.
The questioner : Even if the first party is not harmed.The student : The one with the right of pre-emption is not harmed, and the second party will lose five thousand dinars.
The Shaykh : No, the harm and benefit are not considered here; the truth and the lie are considered.
The questioner : I mean, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : My Shaykh, I would like to seek your ruling on a matter, if possible.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Now, one party bought land from another party... the right of pre-emption was requested, meaning the one who bought the land bought it from a group for forty-five, but registered it for thirty. The party...The student : The one claiming the right of pre-emption wants to take it based on the price of thirty. And now I am being asked to testify in court regarding the registration when the second party bought from the first... Do you hear me, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How much did he buy it from you for?
The questioner : He bought it for forty-five per meter and registered it... for thirty.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Now, the party claiming the right of pre-emption, if he gives him forty-five, he wants to give him thirty, just as it is registered in the Land Registry.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Now, when we testified in the session in the court, they naturally asked me... after the registration in the Land Registry or something like that. This, Shaykh, happened after the registration... the registration, but the sale was completed with me in the court two days before the registration in the Land Registry... they know that the contract, as far as they are concerned... .
The Shaykh : So the case, my brother, as it appears, contains a lie, so it is not permissible.
The questioner : I mean, what is required of me...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible for you or for anyone else to testify except with the truth.
The questioner : Even if the first party is not harmed.The student : The one with the right of pre-emption is not harmed, and the second party will lose five thousand dinars.
The Shaykh : No, the harm and benefit are not considered here; the truth and the lie are considered.
The questioner : I mean, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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