Can the claim of a woman who asserts that she is the second wife of a deceased man and requests inheritance be accepted without proof?
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Resolution of disputes falls under the purview of the judiciary. A claim of marriage after the husband's death is not accepted without evidence (bayyinah). Scholars have differed regarding this evidence: some accept the testimony of one witness along with the woman's oath, allowing her to inherit, while others only accept the testimony of two witnesses.
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