What is the ruling when one witness testifies a slave was sold for one thousand and a second witness testifies the same slave was sold for five hundred?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Judicial Rulings

Book 64 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The testimony is incomplete because the witnesses differ regarding the description of the sale (the price). The claimant has the right to swear an oath alongside one of the witnesses, thus establishing the claim upon which the oath was taken.