What is the ruling when one witness testifies that a man owes another a thousand, and another witness testifies that he repaid a thousand?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Claims and Evidences
Primary text
The thousand is established against him because the witness to the repayment did not explicitly testify to the existence of the thousand owed; rather, his testimony implied it was owed. Testimony requires explicit declaration, unlike the previous scenario where the evidence established the thousand through explicit testimony.