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)
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.