Is testimony valid if two just men testify that a man committed highway robbery against them and another person?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Highway Robbers

Book 52 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The testimony of two just men declaring that a man committed highway robbery against them and a specific other person, and seized their property, is not accepted. This is because by stating the robbery occurred against them, they become adversaries (*khusum*) to the accused in that regard.