Two Men Who Claim Something But Have No Proof
Darussalam · Volume 4
23. THE BOOKOF JUDGMENTSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3613 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 310
Source no. 3613 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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ضعيف ابن ماجة (٢٣٣٠) // (٥١٠) ، الإرواء (٢٦٥٦) //
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3613. It was narrated from Yazīd bin Zuraī' (he said): "Ibn Abī 'Arūbah narrated to us, from Qatādah, from Sa'eed bin Abī Burdah, from his father, from his grandfather, Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'arī, that two men brought a claim to a camel, or another animal, to the Prophet ﷺ, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet ruled that they should share it equally. (Hasan)
3613 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ: «أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَعِيرًا أَوْ دَابَّةً إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَتْ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَجَعَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمَا»،
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Regarding the principles of witnesses and testimony, Islam provides solutions to all kind of situations and circumstances. If the claimant has only one witness, the oath serves the purpose of a second witness. If the claimant has no witness, and the defendant does not want to swear an oath, the judge can recommend a compromise. In the case of a compromise, the disputed property can be divided among the parties.