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The burden of proof

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي، وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ
Transliteration

Al-bayyinatu 'ala-l-mudda'i, wa-l-yaminu 'ala man ankar.

Translation

The burden of proof is on the claimant, and the oath is on the one who denies.

Narrated by Ibn Abbas·As-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi (hasan)·Nawawi's Forty · #33
Reflection

The foundational principle of Islamic evidence. Absorbed into modern law the world over.

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