Narration:
وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَم أَقَرَّ الْقَسَامَةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ
[Reported by Muslim: 1670]
Translation of the Narration:
It is narrated from an Ansari companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upheld the system of Qasāmah as it existed in the pre-Islamic era (Jāhiliyyah).
[Reported by Muslim]
Among these is Qasāmah, a judicial procedure which originated in the pre-Islamic era and was upheld in Islamic law.
❷ Before taking oaths, conducting thorough investigations, collecting supporting evidence, and cross-verifying claims prove crucial in delivering a fair verdict.
❸ The practice of resolving disputes through fifty oaths and deep inquiry is established in the Qur’an and Sunnah.
❹ Some Hadiths related to the Day of Judgment indicate that even the oaths of non-Muslims are granted legal recognition within Islamic law.
Reference:
This content is derived from the book Ḍiyā’ al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Ilmām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām by Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghaznfar.
وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَم أَقَرَّ الْقَسَامَةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ
[Reported by Muslim: 1670]
Translation of the Narration:
It is narrated from an Ansari companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upheld the system of Qasāmah as it existed in the pre-Islamic era (Jāhiliyyah).
[Reported by Muslim]
✿ Key Points and Rulings ✿
❶ Certain customs and practices from the era of Jāhiliyyah were praiseworthy, and Islam preserved them.Among these is Qasāmah, a judicial procedure which originated in the pre-Islamic era and was upheld in Islamic law.
❷ Before taking oaths, conducting thorough investigations, collecting supporting evidence, and cross-verifying claims prove crucial in delivering a fair verdict.
❸ The practice of resolving disputes through fifty oaths and deep inquiry is established in the Qur’an and Sunnah.
❹ Some Hadiths related to the Day of Judgment indicate that even the oaths of non-Muslims are granted legal recognition within Islamic law.
Reference:
This content is derived from the book Ḍiyā’ al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Ilmām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām by Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghaznfar.
