The One Whose Testimony Is Not Permitted
Darussalam · Volume 3
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Hasan
حسن، الإرواء (٢٦٦٩) ، المشكاة (٣٧٨٢ / التحقيق الثاني)
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2366. It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib from his father that his grandfather said that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The testimony of a man or woman who is treacherous, or of one who has been subjected to one of the Hadd punishments of Islam, or of one who bears a grudge against his brother, is not permissible." (Da'if)
2366 - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّقِّيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَمَّرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ خَائِنٍ، وَلَا خَائِنَةٍ، وَلَا مَحْدُودٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، وَلَا ذِي غِمْرٍ عَلَى أَخِيهِ»
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[1] Ibn Kathir said: "Abu Sa'eed, Sha'bi, Rabi' bin Anas, Hasan, Ibn Juraij, and Ibn Zaid said that recording such transactions was necessary before, but was then abrogated by Allāh's Statement," and he cited this portion of Al-Baqarah 2:283. See the Tafsir of Ibn Kathir, Al-Baqarah 2:283.
a. A person behaving treacherously with a trust is not reliable. So, his testimony is unacceptable in the court. b. If it is proven that the witness already has unpleasant terms against whom he is testifying, it makes the testimony doubtful. It is possible that due to enmity, he wants to take revenge by testifying against the opponent.