When one of the heirs testifies to a debt owed by the deceased

It is reported from Ash'ath that al-Sha'bi said: When two or three of the heirs give testimony, this testimony is regarded as nothing but an acknowledgement on their part against themselves.

Al-Hakam and Hammad reported from Ibrahim that the debt applies to the heirs according to the inheritance they receive.

It is reported from Ash'ath that al-Hasan said: Those two witnesses are Muslims, so their testimony is effective against all the heirs.

It is reported from al-Hakam that Ibrahim said: When two heirs give testimony, the debt is payable only out of their own shares.

And al-Hakam himself said: That debt is payable by all the heirs.

It is reported from Mansur that al-Harith said: When two heirs testify to a debt in favour of a man, he is to be given his debt.

Yunus reported that al-Hasan said: When one of the heirs gives testimony, the debt applies to all the heirs.