Hadith 670

Chapter 7

باب 7

(7) باب الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ

(7) Chapter: The Burden Of Proof Rests With The Plaintiff And An Oath Is Required From The One The Cla (FR)
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حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمُ ادَّعَى نَاسٌ دِمَاءَ رِجَالٍ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَكِنِ الْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ " .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"If the people were given what they claimed, some would have claimed the lives and property of men. But the one the claim is made against is obliged to swear an oath." (FR)

Reference (FR): Sunan Ibn Majah 2321 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 13, Hadith 14 (FR)

English translation (FR): Vol. 3, Book 13, Hadith 2321 (FR)