What is the evidentiary standard for heirs swearing in a dispute inherited from the deceased spouses?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Dowry (Mahr)

Book 36 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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The heir swearing to establish a claim swears definitively regarding the matter. The heir swearing to deny a claim swears based on the negation of knowledge because the oath concerns the action of another person (the deceased). This ruling is attributed to Al-Shafi'i.