Whose testimony prevails if the owner claims the usurped item was a modern/newly produced item (hadith) and the usurper claims it was an antique (atiq)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Usurpation
Primary text
The statement of the usurper prevails because the original assumption is that there is no obligation concerning a modern item. The owner is permitted to claim the antique item because it is less than his full right.