What is the ruling if two witnesses testify to one thousand and two witnesses testify to five hundred, without differences in causes or descriptions?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Judicial Rulings

Book 64 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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The five hundred is included within the one thousand, and the claimant is awarded one thousand based on the two sets of testimonies. If the causes and descriptions differ, the claimant is awarded the sum of one thousand and five hundred, as the two obligations do not merge into one another.