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Summary
Malik said: the matter agreed among us, and what I heard from those trusted in the oath of fifty, and what the imams agreed on in old and new times, is that the oath begins with the claimants to the blood, who swear. The oath of fifty is due only on one of two grounds: either the victim says: my blood is with so-and-so, or the heirs bring a presumption (lawth) of evidence, though not conclusive evidence against the accused. This is what makes the oath of fifty due to the claimants against those they accuse; we hold that it is due only on one of these two grounds. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Qasama. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on oath of fifty (qasama).
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of the oath procedure for homicide (qasama)
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- oath procedure for homicide (qasama)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 2573· Muwatta 2574· Muwatta 2576· Muwatta 2577· Muwatta 2578· Muwatta 2579· Muwatta 2580· Muwatta 2581
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.453
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 2575”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-30-2575/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.