The Book of Witnesses

11 بَابُ شَهَادَةِ الأَعْمَى، وَأَمْرِهِ وَنِكَاحِهِ وَإِنْكَاحِهِ وَمُبَايَعَتِهِ وَقَبُولِهِ فِي التَّأْذِينِ وَغَيْرِهِ، وَمَا يُعْرَفُ بِالأَصْوَاتِ:

Chapter. The witness of a blind man, his marriage, his affairs, the marriage conducted by him, and his buying and selling; and accepting his call for the Salat (prayer), etc., and what can be known by sound or voice.

4 hadith (2655 — 2657)

12 بَابُ شَهَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ:

Chapter. The witness of women.

2 hadith (2658 — 2658)

13 بَابُ شَهَادَةِ الإِمَاءِ وَالْعَبِيدِ:

Chapter. The witness of male and female slaves.

2 hadith (2659 — 2659)

14 بَابُ شَهَادَةِ الْمُرْضِعَةِ:

Chapter. The witness of a wet nurse.

1 hadith (2660 — 2660)

15 بَابُ تَعْدِيلِ النِّسَاءِ بَعْضِهِنَّ بَعْضًا:

Chapter. The women’s attesting the honourable record of each other.

1 hadith (2661 — 2661)

16 بَابُ إِذَا زَكَّى رَجُلٌ رَجُلاً كَفَاهُ:

Chapter. If only one man attests the (good) conduct of another, then it is sufficient.

2 hadith (2662 — 2662)

17 بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الإِطْنَابِ فِي الْمَدْحِ وَلْيَقُلْ مَا يَعْلَمُ:

Chapter. What is hated of exaggeration in praising, and one should say only what he knows.

1 hadith (2663 — 2663)

18 بَابُ بُلُوغِ الصِّبْيَانِ وَشَهَادَتِهِمْ:

Chapter. The boys attaining the age of puberty and their validity of their witness.

3 hadith (2664 — 2665)

19 بَابُ سُؤَالِ الْحَاكِمِ الْمُدَّعِيَ هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ قَبْلَ الْيَمِينِ:

Chapter. The question of the judge to the plaintiff, “Have you a proof?” before asking the defendant to take an oath.

2 hadith (2666 — 2667)

20 بَابُ الْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ، فِي الأَمْوَالِ وَالْحُدُودِ:

Chapter. The defendant must take an oath in matters concerning property or legal punishments.

4 hadith (2668 — 2670)

21 بَابُ إِذَا ادَّعَى أَوْ قَذَفَ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَلْتَمِسَ الْبَيِّنَةَ، وَيَنْطَلِقَ لِطَلَبِ الْبَيِّنَةِ:

Chapter. If someone claims something or accuses somebody of illegal sexual intercourse, he should search for the proof and he is to be given respite to get evidence.

1 hadith (2671 — 2671)

22 بَابُ الْيَمِينِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ:

Chapter. The taking of an oath after the Asr prayer.

1 hadith (2672 — 2672)

23 بَابُ يَحْلِفُ الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ حَيْثُمَا وَجَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْيَمِينُ، وَلاَ يُصْرَفُ مِنْ مَوْضِعٍ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ:

Chapter. The defendant has to take an oath wherever it becomes legally compulsory, and it is not imperative to take him from his place to another place (i.e., a sacred place like a mosque) for this purpose.

2 hadith (2673 — 2673)

24 بَابُ إِذَا تَسَارَعَ قَوْمٌ فِي الْيَمِينِ:

Chapter. If (some people have to take an oath) and each of them wants to take it first.

1 hadith (2674 — 2674)

25 بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً} :

Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and their oaths.

3 hadith (2675 — 2677)

26 بَابُ كَيْفَ يُسْتَحْلَفُ:

Chapter. Al-Mushrikun (idolaters, polytheists, and pagans) should not be asked to give witness or the like (i.e., their witnesses are not acceptable).

2 hadith (2685 — 2685)

30 بَابُ الْقُرْعَةِ فِي الْمُشْكِلاَتِ:

Chapter. Drawing lots to solve problems.

5 hadith (2686 — 2689)

Chapter. What is said regarding the rule that the plaintiff has to produce a proof.

Chapter. If a person attests the honourable record of a witness by saying, "I do not know except good about him."

Chapter. The witness of an eavesdropper.

Chapter. When a witness or witnesses give an evidence.

Chapter. The just witnesses.

Chapter. How many witnesses are sufficient to attest one’s good or bad record?

Chapter. To give witness concerning lineage, foster suckling relations and dead persons, who died long before.

Chapter. The witness of a person falsely accusing somebody of illegal sexual intercourse and the witness of a thief or an adulterer.

Chapter. Do not be a witness for injustice, if asked for that.

Chapter. What has been said about false witness.