Whose testimony prevails when an enslaved person (abd) is seen with a defect, and the usurper claims the defect existed before the usurpation while the owner claims it occurred during the usurpation?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Usurpation
Primary text
The statement of the usurper prevails because he is a guarantor (gharim), and the outward appearance suggests the enslaved person's condition has not changed.