Is a confession (*Iqrar*) made during sleep legally valid?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)

Book 51 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

A confession made during sleep is not given consideration. This is because the speech of a sleeping person is not reliable and does not indicate the correctness of its meaning.