What is the ruling when one witness testifies that a man owes another a thousand, and another witness testifies that he repaid a thousand?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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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.