Amr bin Shuaib on his father's authority told that his grandfather said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم rejected the testimony of a deceitful man and woman, of one who harbours rancour against his brother, and he rejected the testimony of one who is dependent on a family, and he allowed his testimony for other. Abu Dawud said: Ghimr means malice and enimity ; qani (dependant), a subordinate servant like a special servant.
Read More..The tradition mentioned above (No. 3593) has also been transmitted by Sulayman ibn Musa through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The testimony of a deceitful man or woman, of an adulterer and adulteress, and of one who harbours rancour against his brother is not allowable.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The testimony of a nomad Arab against a townsman is not allowable.
Read More..Uqbah bin al-Harith said: I married Umm Yahya daughter of Abu Ihab. A black woman entered upon us. She said that she had suckled both of us. So I came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, and amentioned it to him. He turned away from me. I said (to him): Messenger of Allah! she is a liar. He said: What do you know? She has said what she has said. Separate yourself from her (wife).
Read More..The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Uqbah bin al-Harith to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Zaid looked at al-Harith bin Umair and said: He is from reliable narrators from Ayyub.
Read More..Ash-Shabi said: A Muslim was about to die at Daquqa', but he did not find any Muslim to call him for witness to his will. So he called two men of the people of the Book for witness. Then they came to Kufah, and approaching Abu Musa al-Ashari they informed him (about his) will. They brought his inheritance and will. Al-Ashari said: This is an incident (like) which happened in the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and never occurred after him. So he made them to swear by Allah after the afternoon prayer to the effect that they had not misappropriated, nor told a lie, nor changed, nor concealed, nor altered, and that it was the will of the man and his inheritance. He then executed their witness.
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