موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الأقضيةBook: On the Explanation of Judges
بَابُ الْقَضَاءِ بِالْيَمِينِ مَعَ الشَّاهِدِRuling by oath along with a witness
Hadith 1421B1
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : مَضَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ بِالْيَمِينِ مَعَ الشَّاهِدِ الْوَاحِدِ. يَحْلِفُ صَاحِبُ الْحَقِّ مَعَ شَاهِدِهِ. وَيَسْتَحِقُّ حَقَّهُ. فَإِنْ نَكَلَ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ، أُحْلِفَ الْمَطْلُوبُ. فَإِنْ حَلَفَ سَقَطَ عَنْهُ ذَلِكَ الْحَقُّ. وَإِنْ أَبَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ ثَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ لِصَاحِبِهِ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that when the claimant has one witness, his testimony will be accepted and the claimant will be made to swear an oath. If he swears the oath, he will be acquitted; if he refuses to swear the oath, the claim of the claimant will be established against him.
