The Chapters on Rulings

كتاب الأحكام

Chapter 33: The Testimony Of The People Of The Book Against One Another

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed the People of the Book to testify against one another.

Chapter 26: One Who finds His Exact Property With A Man Who Has Become Bankrupt

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Any man who dies and has the property of another man, whether he paid something towards it or not, (the owner of those goods) is like any other creditor.”

Chapter 29: Witnessing Loans

It was narrated that

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri recited this Verse: “O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period...” until: “then if one of you entrusts the other.” Then he said: “This abrogates what came before.”

Chapter 31: Passing Judgement On The Basis Of A Witness And An Oath

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgement on the basis of a witness along with an oath by the claimant.

Chapter 32: False Witness

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

'The one who bears false witness will not move away (on the Day of Resurrection) until Allah condemns him to Hell.' ”

Chapter 27: To Give Testimony When One Has Not been Asked To Do Is Disliked

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then there will come people whose testimony precedes their oath and whose oath precedes their testimony.”

Chapter 28: A Man Who Has Testimony To Give, When The Person To Whom It Pertains Is Unaware Of That

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say

“The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it.”

Chapter 30: The One Whose Testimony Permitted

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shuaib from his father that his grandfather said

“The Testimony of a man or woman who is treacherous, or of one who has been subjected to one of the Haad punishments of Islam, or of one who bears a grudge against his brother, is not permissible.”