What is the ruling if an indebted person claims the wealth in his possession belongs to someone else?
Chapter on What is Prohibited to Marry and Combining Between Them and Other Matters
Al-Mughni
Book of Marriage
Primary text
The declaration of the possessor that the wealth belongs to another party is accepted. This ruling applies because the matter is a judgment between the individual and God Almighty, thus accepting his statement, similar to when he claims apprehension of sin (*'anat*).