Is the presence of only one individual near a body, armed and stained with blood, sufficient for establishing Lawth?
Chapter on Qasamah (Oaths regarding murder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)
Primary text
Lawth is established if a body is found with only one man nearby carrying a sword or knife stained with blood, and there is no other party strongly suspected of the killing, such as a fleeing individual or a wild animal that could plausibly be the cause.