موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الأقضيةBook: On the Explanation of Judges
بَابُ الْقَضَاءِ فِي الدَّعْوَىRuling in lawsuits
Hadith 1422B1
قَالَ مَالِك : وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا، أَنَّهُ مَنِ ادَّعَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِدَعْوَى نُظِرَ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا مُخَالَطَةٌ أَوْ مُلَابَسَةٌ، أُحْلِفَ الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ، فَإِنْ حَلَفَ بَطَلَ ذَلِكَ الْحَقُّ عَنْهُ، وَإِنْ أَبَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ وَرَدَّ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي فَحَلَفَ طَالِبُ الْحَقِّ، أَخَذَ حَقَّهُ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, this is the ruling: if a person makes a claim against another, it will be examined. If the claimant is known to have association and connection with the defendant, then an oath will be taken from the defendant. If he swears an oath, the claim of the claimant will be invalidated. If he refuses, then an oath will be taken from the claimant. If he swears an oath, he will receive his right.
