What is the ruling if the defendant presents evidence proving they were too far from the victim's location on the day of the killing to have traveled there in one day?

Chapter on Qasamah (Oaths regarding murder)

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 1 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The claim against the defendant is invalidated if the evidence establishes that the defendant was in a city too far from the victim's city to have traveled there in a single day on the day the killing occurred. This ruling is based on the principle of nullifying the claim when demonstrably impossible presence is proven.