Is it permissible to testify in an incident you did not witness or hear about?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If someone knows something through sight or hearing and is certain of its occurrence, they are permitted to testify about it, unless the source of this knowledge is the person being testified for, out of concern for suspicion.
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