قَالَ مَالِكٌ : الْأَمْرُ الْمُجْتَمَعُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَنَا، فِي الرَّجُلِ يَهْلِكُ وَلَهُ بَنُونَ. فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمْ : قَدْ أَقَرَّ أَبِي أَنَّ فُلَانًا ابْنُهُ : إِنَّ ذَلِكَ النَّسَبَ لَا يَثْبُتُ بِشَهَادَةِ إِنْسَانٍ وَاحِدٍ. وَلَا يَجُوزُ إِقْرَارُ الَّذِي أَقَرَّ إِلَّا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فِي حِصَّتِهِ مِنْ مَالِ أَبِيهِ. يُعْطَى الَّذِي شَهِدَ لَهُ قَدْرَ مَا يُصِيبُهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, this ruling is agreed upon: If a man dies and leaves behind several sons, and one of the sons says, "My father said that such-and-such person is my son," then the lineage will not be established by the statement of one person, and he will not receive anything from the shares of the heirs. However, he will receive from the share of the one who made the acknowledgment.