Sunan Ibn Majah
The Chapters on Rulings
كتاب الأحكام
Chapter 31
الْقَضَاءِ بِالشَّاهِدِ وَالْيَمِينِ
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Abu Musab Al-Madani, Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Zuhri, and Yaqub bin Ibrahim Al-Dawraqi narrated to us. Ahmad and Yaqub said: Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad Al-Darawardi narrated to us, from Rabiah bin Abi Abdur-Rahman, from Suhayl bin Abi Salih, from his father, from Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled on the basis of an oath together with a witness.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says the ruling was made with an oath and a witness; it does not state here which party supplied either one.
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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Abd Al-Wahhab narrated to us: Jafar bin Muhammad narrated to us, from his father, from Jabir, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled on the basis of an oath together with a witness.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report gives the same concise ruling as the preceding narration, here through a separate chain. It does not identify the parties or specify who swears.
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Abu Ishaq Al-Harawi—whose name is Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Hatim—narrated to us: Abdullah bin Al-Harith Al-Makhzumi narrated to us: Saif bin Sulayman Al-Makki narrated to us: Qais bin Sad informed me, from Amr bin Dinar, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled on the basis of a witness and an oath.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic places the kunyah Abu Ishaq Al-Harawi alongside the personal name Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Hatim; it appears to identify the same transmitter, rendered as such. The report does not specify which party provides the witness or oath.
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Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Yazid bin Harun narrated to us: Juwayriyah bin Asma informed us: Abdullah bin Yazid narrated to us—freedman of Al-Munbaith—from a man from Egypt, from Suraq, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted the testimony of one man together with the oath of the claimant.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic leaves one transmitter unnamed and describes him as a man from Egypt. The claimant (al-talib) is the one whose oath accompanies the witness; no further procedure is given here.
Chapter 32
شَهَادَةِ الزُّورِ
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Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Muhammad bin Ubayd narrated to us: Sufyan Al-Asfari narrated to us, from his father, from Habib bin Al-Numan Al-Asadi, from Khuraym bin Fatikh Al-Asadi, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the dawn prayer. When he finished, he stood and said: False testimony has been equated with associating partners with Allah—three times. Then he recited this verse: “Shun false speech, as those devoted to Allah, not associating anything with Him.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says “false testimony” and repeats “equated with associating partners with Allah” three times. The Quranic citation is partial; the translation does not add the rest of the verse.
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Suwayd bin Said narrated to us: Muhammad bin Al-Furat narrated to us, from Muharib bin Dithar, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The feet of one who gives false testimony will not move away until Allah makes the Fire binding for him.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic image is that the witness foot will not shift or leave its place until the Fire is made binding for him. “Makes the Fire binding” renders yujib Allah lahu al-nar.
Chapter 33
شَهَادَةِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ
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Muhammad ibn Tarif narrated to us: Abu Khalid al-Ahmar narrated to us, from Mujalid, from Amir, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed the testimony of the People of the Book against one another.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic gives the full chain of transmission, which the English witness omits.