CHAPTER: IT IS THE DEFENDANT WHO SHOULB SWEAR (TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE)
No. 4244
Ibn Abbas reported Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: If the people were given according to their claims, they would claim the lives of persons and their properties, but the oath must be taken by the defendant.
No. 4245
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) pronounced judgment on the basis of oath by the defendant.
No. 4246
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) pronounced judgment on the basis of an oath and a witness (by the plaintiff).