Hadith 25863

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب الْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ

(1) Chapter: Oath should be sworn by the defendant (JA)
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حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لاَدَّعَى نَاسٌ دِمَاءَ رِجَالٍ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ " .

Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:
If the people were given according to their claims, they would claim the lives of persons and their properties, but the oath must be taken by the defendant. (JA)

Reference (JA): Sahih Muslim 1711 a (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 30, Hadith 1 (JA)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 18, Hadith 4244 (JA)