Is testimony admissible if it affirms that someone else committed the killing instead of the accused?

Chapter on Qasamah (Oaths regarding murder)

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 3 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

Testimony is heard if the witnesses state that the accused did not kill the victim, but rather another specific person did. This is admissible because it involves an affirmation that inherently includes a denial, analogous to the case where testimony proves the accused could not have been present due to geographical distance.