When an owner claims the destruction of property by a natural disaster without negligence, whose testimony is accepted?

Chapter on Zakat on Crops and Fruits

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 5 · Bab 4

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The owner's claim that the property perished without negligence is accepted without an oath (*yamin*), whether this occurred before or after the assessment (*kharas*). Furthermore, the owner's statement regarding the exact amount that perished is also accepted without an oath, consistent with rulings on other claims made by the owner.